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Subject: [DCHAS-L] CHAS Tweets and Chemical Safety headlines (8 articles)
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 07:36:03 -0500
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**At_Symbol_Here**ACSDCHAS and **At_Symbol_Here**LabSustain tweets
acsdchas "American Chemical SocietyCareersCollege to Career"
cornelllabsafe C&EN: Monsanto Seed Case Closed: Supreme Court refuses challenge to company"s ability to sue
acsdchas Reporting on Science: Scientists have role to play in the news , but they are often reluctant participants.
labsustain Research: Don't Offshore Your R&D - **At_Symbol_Here**HarvardBiz
labsustain Broken pipe at Duke Energy site causes coal ash spill into Dan River in Rockingham County
SafetyStratus Reporting on Science: Scientists have role to play in the news , but they are often reluctant participants.
acsdchas RT **At_Symbol_Here**NIOSH: Via **At_Symbol_Here**vela_ins New video from **At_Symbol_Here**NIOSH explains the certification process for #respirators
cornelllabsafe Descriptive Social Norms as Underappreciated Sources of Social Control
labsustain Cornell research: Climate change's heat - not cold - is the real killer
acsdchas CSB Chair Applauds Changes to ICC Codes Addressing Gas Blow Pipe Cleaning Operations and Hot Work
acsdchas "Summer Research Internship Program for Economically Disadvantaged High School Students"
Table of Contents (8 articles)
CHEMICAL THAT FOULED W.VA. WATER LANDS AT ROSEBUD COAL FACILITY IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY
Tags: us_PA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
MIGRATING CHEMICAL REACTION, FIRES FROM BURIED ALUMINUM WASTES CONTINUE AT TROUBLED STARK COUNTY LANDFILL
Tags: us_OH, industrial, fire, environmental, wastes
W.VA. CHEMICAL SPILL CO. MOVING MATERIALS TO PA.
Tags: us_WV, industrial, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
FIRST HAZMAT FINES LEVIED AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA CRUDE LOADERS
Tags: us_ND, transportation, follow-up, response, petroleum
HAZMAT INCIDENT US 97 NEAR KLAMATH FALLS LEADS TO ARREST OF NEW YORK MAN"
Tags: us_OR, transportation, discovery, response, gas_cylinders, illegal
RESCUERS HIT BY P-LAB TOXIC FALLOUT
Tags: New_Zealand, public, explosion, death, meth_lab
RADIATION FROM WATCHES LEADS TO SAFETY CONCERNS
Tags: us_NJ, public, discovery, response, radiation
WORKER KILLED IN ST. MARYS EXPLOSION IDENTIFIED
Tags: us_PA, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
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CHEMICAL THAT FOULED W.VA. WATER LANDS AT ROSEBUD COAL FACILITY IN ARMSTRONG COUNTY
http://triblive.com/news/armstrong/5548605-74/coal-chemical-rosebud#axzz2sdXTnjMY
Tags: us_PA, industrial, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
Nobody told Pennsylvania regulators or public safety officials, but about 3,500 gallons of a chemical that fouled drinking water for 300,000 people in West Virginia last month landed at a coal processing plant in Armstrong County on Tuesday.
Environmental officials scrambled on the day after to pinpoint the destination of a shipment of crude MCHM, which is not subject to government tracking or monitoring. Inquiries mounted after officials in West Virginia announced the chemical was moved to a "coal facility in Pennsylvania."
John Poister, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Southwest Regional spokesman, said officials with Rosebud Mining Co. confirmed that the MCHM, a coal-washing chemical used widely in the industry, was transported to its Dutch Run facility, near Elderton.
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MIGRATING CHEMICAL REACTION, FIRES FROM BURIED ALUMINUM WASTES CONTINUE AT TROUBLED STARK COUNTY LANDFILL
http://www.ohio.com/news/migrating-chemical-reaction-fires-from-buried-aluminum-wastes-continue-at-troubled-stark-county-landfill-1.464768
Tags: us_OH, industrial, fire, environmental, wastes
Chemical reactions continue inside a Stark County landfill with little evidence that the below-ground fires are lessening.
In fact, the chemical reactions at the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility are migrating to the west and north inside the 88-acre tract that has been sealed off from the rest of the landfill, said officials of Republic Services Inc., the company that owns and operates the landfill.
"We use the word "stable" a lot to describe conditions here," company environmental manager Michael Darnell said of the 258-acre landfill in Pike Township. "Generally, it"s pretty stable. ... It"s being managed and contained."
There is some improvement behind the migrating chemical reaction " triggered by buried aluminum wastes coming into contact with landfill liquids " but the approaching reaction is likely to worsen conditions in other areas of the landfill, he said.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency concurred with Darnell"s assessment on the still-troubled landfill after five years.
"Countywide continues to submit monthly reports detailing conditions in the original 88-acre disposal area," EPA spokesman Mike Settles said. "While some of the numbers may occasionally trend upward or downward, there have been no surprises. The aluminum dross reaction/subsurface fire continues to slowly migrate through the waste, but it remains contained to the former disposal area and poses no threat to active landfill operations or the community."
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W.VA. CHEMICAL SPILL CO. MOVING MATERIALS TO PA.
http://www.abc27.com/story/24641496/wva-chemical-spill-co-moving-materials-to-pa
Tags: us_WV, industrial, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Thousands of gallons of the chemical that spilled into 300,000 people's water supply are leaving West Virginia and heading to Pennsylvania.
Freedom Industries expected to move 3,500 gallons of crude MCHM from its Nitro facility to a coal facility in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.The Department of Environmental Protection warned that it could mean unsavory licorice smells for neighbors.
Freedom expects to move more chemicals in upcoming weeks. It's unclear where the chemicals are heading. Freedom's parent company is owned by J. Clifford Forrest, who runs Pittsburgh-based Rosebud Mining Co.
State environmental regulators ordered Freedom to remove all chemicals from the Charleston site of the Jan. 9 spill. But when Freedom began transferring to Nitro, officials declared that facility unsafe. The state ordered Freedom to fix its issues or a different facility.
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FIRST HAZMAT FINES LEVIED AGAINST NORTH DAKOTA CRUDE LOADERS
http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/safety/first-hazmat-fines-levied-against-north-dakota-crude-loaders.html
Tags: us_ND, transportation, follow-up, response, petroleum
The first enforcement actions against North Dakota tank car loaders for misclassifying Bakken crude oil were announced Feb. 4 by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The notices of violation and attendant fines totaling $93,000 were issued against Hess Corp., Whiting Oil and Gas Corp., and Marathon Oil Co.
The civil-penalty tickets result from "Operation Classification" (alliteratively known as the "Bakken Blitz") in which inspectors for the department's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) conducted unannounced inspections of crude loading facilities in the state, following the catastrophic July 5, 2013 oil train explosion at Lac-MĚ©gantic, Quebec.
"Beginning in August to Nov. 1, 2013, PHMSA inspectors tested samples from various points along the crude oil transportation chain: from cargo tanks that deliver crude oil to rail loading facilities, from storage tanks at the facilities, and from the pipeline connecting the storage tank to the railcar that would move the crude across the country," said DOT. "Based on the test results, 11 of the 18 samples taken from cargo tanks delivering crude oil to the rail loading facilities were not assigned to the correct Packing Group."
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HAZMAT INCIDENT US 97 NEAR KLAMATH FALLS LEADS TO ARREST OF NEW YORK MAN
http://www.albanytribune.com/06022014-hazmat-incident-us-97-near-klamath-falls-leads-arrest-new-york-man%E2%80%8F/
Tags: us_OR, transportation, discovery, response, gas_cylinders, illegal
An Oregon State Police (OSP) traffic contact early Wednesday morning on US 97 near Klamath Falls led to the discovery of several unlabeled gas cylinders in a Dodge Caravan. The male driver was arrested on numerous criminal charges related to the unmarked gas cylinders.
On Wednesdau at about 12:49 a.m., an OSP trooper stopped a 2014 Dodge Caravan for a traffic violation on US 97 near milepost 281. The trooper made contact with the male driver of the Dodge Caravan and identified him as Thomas Mamberger, age 34, from Queens, New York.
Subsequent investigation led to the discovery of several unmarked gas cylinders within the vehicle.
Due to the uncertainty of the contents in the unmarked gas cylinders troopers contacted Klamath County Fire District I Hazmat Team. At approximately 11:00 a.m., members of Oregon State Regional Haz Mat Team 4 were able to determine the contents of the unmarked gas cylinders were not a threat to public safety.
Bamberger was arrested for Distribution of Equipment, Solvent, Regent or Precursor Substance with Intent to Facilitate the Manufacture of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of an Inhalant, Theft by Receiving, and Fail to Carry and Present a Driver"s License. He was transported to the Klamath County Jail where he was lodged.
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RESCUERS HIT BY P-LAB TOXIC FALLOUT
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11196966
Tags: New_Zealand, public, explosion, death, meth_lab
Four people who went to the aid of two men severely burned in a suspected P-lab explosion in Northland have reported sore throats, exhaustion and breathing difficulties - symptoms believed to be associated with exposure to the toxic chemicals.
The good Samaritans are on the mend, but a medical expert is urging them to seek an all-clear diagnosis from a doctor.
One of the burned men, 49-year-old Arthur Bruce Cornelius - who had been injured in previous P-lab explosions at Kaitaia and Kerikeri - died about 17 hours after the blast at Pakotai, 50km north-west of Whangarei, last Wednesday.
A 26-year-old Northland man who was with Mr Cornelius in the Pakotai shed blown apart by the explosion is being treated in the National Burn Centre at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland.
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RADIATION FROM WATCHES LEADS TO SAFETY CONCERNS
http://ns.gmnews.com/news/2014-02-06/Front_Page/Radiation_from_watches_leads_to_safety_concerns.html
Tags: us_NJ, public, discovery, response, radiation
Radioactive emissions were found at a North Brunswick storage facility where antique watches were stored during a routine patrol by police officers last week.
The county and state Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) units confirmed the presence of radium-226 isotopes at a single storage unit on Carolier Lane on Feb. 1, according to police.
An investigation revealed that the storage unit contained numerous antique watches that had dials painted with radioluminescent paint, which contained radium and allowed them to glow in the dark.
The North Brunswick Police Department, the New Jersey State Police and the FBI determined there was no connection to terrorism.
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WORKER KILLED IN ST. MARYS EXPLOSION IDENTIFIED
http://www.wjactv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/worker-killed-st-marys-explosion-identified-1564.shtml
Tags: us_PA, industrial, explosion, death, unknown_chemical
ST. MARYS, Pa. -- Officials in Elk County have released the identity of an employee killed in an explosion at a manufacturing facility last week.
Elk County Coroner Michelle Muccio and Mersen USA officials said the victim was 52-year-old Arwed Ralf Uecker. Officials said he was a worker visiting the plant.
Mersen officials said Uecker worked for the company for 28 years and was global director of research and development for Mersen USA Bn Group, based in Boonton, N.J.
Uecker was killed Thursday when an oven exploded at the facility on Trout Run Road in St. Marys. Two other employees were injured in the blast. One was released from an area hospital the day of the accident and the second, Neil Carter, remains hospitalized in stable condition.
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