John Alexander Neal oral history interview (transcript)

Mr. Neal discusses his experience working for American Viscose in Pennsylvania before becoming employed with the Georgia-Pacific Corporation. He talks about attending college at Eastern Washington State College, and his later experiences doing lab work for the army. Mr. Neal then worked as byproducts research chemist and then product development director at GP's Bellingham pulp mill. He describes many of the substances like lingo-sulfonates that were produced during the pulping process. Many of them were then converted into useful byproducts such as micronutrient fertilizers, Q-broxin, and dye dispersants. Mr. Neal discusses the ways that Bellingham has changed since the 1970s. He discusses how World War II triggered a boom in chemical research, noting that Puget Sound Pulp and Timber played a critical role in that effort. Mr. Neal discusses environmental and pollution issues, specifically mercury emissions and the mill's treatment lagoon.

2006-05-12

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Neal, John Alexander (interviewee)
Jaballas, Julie (interviewer)

oral histories (literary works)

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Georgia-Pacific Corporation. Bellingham Division
Puget Sound Pulp and Timber Co.

Bellingham (Wash.)

Waterfront Oral History Project records

http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv47557

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