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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 07:14:19 -0500
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:14:03 AM
A membership benefit of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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Table of Contents (14 articles)
HYDOCHLORIC ACID LEAKS ON TRUCK IN BOSTON
Tags: us_MA, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
CHEMICAL SPILL IN BROUN HALL, NO INJURIES
Tags: us_AL, laboratory, fire, response, other_chemical
'CHEMICAL' ODOR DRAWS HAZMAT TEAM TO ROCKVILLE
Tags: us_MD, public, release, response, pesticides
DANA POINT MAN MIXES CHEMICALS TO UNCLOG DRAIN, IGNITING DANGEROUS CLOUD
Tags: us_CA, public, release, response, chlorine, sulfuric_acid
FIVE TREATED IN MELBOURNE CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: Australia, industrial, release, injury, carbon_monoxide
CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE KILLS 1 AND INJURES 1 MORE IN TAIWAN
Tags: Taiwan, industrial, explosion, death, pesticides
TRAIN DERAILMENT, CHEMICAL FIRE IN BREWSTER CAUSES EVACUATIONS
Tags: us_OH, transportation, fire, response, butane
PRACTICE MANAGER FLABBERGASTED BY RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL SPILL -
Tags: New_Zealand, public, release, injury, phenol
AMOUNT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAVELING THROUGH SPRINGFIELD INCREASING
Tags: us_MO, transportation, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPOND TO DRUG-RELATED FIRE
Tags: us_MI, public, explosion, injury, butane, oils
WEST VIRGINIA: PROBATION SENTENCE IN CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_WV, industrial, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
CHEMICAL-LADEN ARTILLERY SHELLS FOUND ON JOINT BASE, REPORT SAYS
Tags: us_NJ, public, discovery, environmental, mustard_gas, phosgene
CHEMICAL USED TO REPLACE BPA IN PLASTIC ACCELERATES EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT, DISRUPTS REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, plastics
FIREFIGHTERS FORCED TO HOSE DOWN MEN SPRAYED WITH UNKNOWN CHEMICAL AS HAZMAT INCIDENT UNFURLS IN DEER PARK
Tags: Australia, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
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HYDOCHLORIC ACID LEAKS ON TRUCK IN BOSTON
Tags: us_MA, transportation, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
BOSTON "A level-3 hazmat situation was declared in Boston late Tuesday afternoon after a bottle of hydrochloric acid began to leak on a FedEx truck on Beacon Street.
The incident was reported at the corner of Beacon Street and Bay State Road around 4:45 p.m.
Emergency crews advised people to avoid the area during the investigation, and Boston University told faculty, students and staff near the location to shelter-in-place until the situation was resolved.
Hazmat crews were able to safely neutralize the bottle of acid, and now the bottle will be placed into an oversized container and removed.
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CHEMICAL SPILL IN BROUN HALL, NO INJURIES
Tags: us_AL, laboratory, fire, response, other_chemical
A chemical spill in Broun Hall caused the building to be evacuated, but there were no injuries, according to Chance Corbett, associate director of public safety and security.
The chemical caused a small fire, but it was quickly extinguished, according to Corbett. The smoke and heat activated the fire alarm, and the building was evacuated. The alarm automatically called the Auburn Fire Division, and they responded in a matter of minutes, according to Corbett.
"We're also going to make sure we get it cleaned up right before we let people back in the building," Corbett said.
Michael Hamilton, associate professor of electrical engineering, said approximately an eighth of a cup, or 10-25 grams of gallium chloride spilled and oxidized, causing the fire.
Hamilton said he is not aware of any injuries, and does not think any of the chemical got on anyone.
Shiqiang Wang and Ran Cheng, graduate students in electrical engineering, were in the lab when the chemicals spilled.
Wang said the chemical was in powder form in a glass tube, and the tube broke when it fell on the floor.
"I saw the bottle was broken, and I ran into the room and I asked our technician to deal with this," Cheng said.
Corbett said risk management will assess the building and people will be allowed back in in approximately an hour.
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'CHEMICAL' ODOR DRAWS HAZMAT TEAM TO ROCKVILLE
Tags: us_MD, public, release, response, pesticides
Residents of a street in Rockville, Maryland, were told to stay indoors Tuesday night as a hazardous materials team and bomb squad searched for the source of a "chemical" smell in a residential area, officials say.
After an investigation that lasted more than three hours, crews determined the odor came from insecticides and other household items, a Montgomery County fire department spokesman said.
Rockville City Police conducted a welfare check about 6 p.m. on the 1900 block of Valley Stream Drive, the fire department spokesman said. When officers entered, they encountered a smell unusual enough to cause them to call for backup.
No one was home, the fire department representative said.
Neighbors were advised to shelter in place, however officials said they do not believe there is any danger to residents. Nearby streets were blocked during the investigation.
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DANA POINT MAN MIXES CHEMICALS TO UNCLOG DRAIN, IGNITING DANGEROUS CLOUD
Tags: us_CA, public, release, response, chlorine, sulfuric_acid
DANA POINT " A homeowner trying to unclog a sink mixed Liquid Plumber with sulfuric acid late Monday night, creating a chemical cloud that stunk up the neighborhood with a dangerous chlorine smell, officials said.
About 20 Orange County Fire Authority officials, including a hazmat team, responded around 11:15 p.m. after a man called to say he had mixed chemicals in the kitchen sink at his home in the 26800 block of Vista Del Mar, Capt. Steve Concialdi said.
"Right away, the chemicals made a violent reaction," the fire captain said.
The man, in his 50s, ran out of the home after he was hit in the face with a powerful and toxic smell.
"When he mixed the Liquid Plumber and sulfuric acid, it immediately created a chlorine cloud that was extremely toxic," Concialdi said. "Residents were asked to shelter in place in their homes and close their windows."
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FIVE TREATED IN MELBOURNE CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: Australia, industrial, release, injury, carbon_monoxide
Three men have been hosed down by firefighters after a chemical spill at a Melbourne factory.
Dozens of workers needed to be evacuated from the Sleepmaker Centre in Deer Park after three men inhaled a hazardous chemical - suspected to be carbon monoxide - on Tuesday morning.
Ambulance Victoria said it treated five people at the scene for chemical exposure.
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CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE KILLS 1 AND INJURES 1 MORE IN TAIWAN
Tags: Taiwan, industrial, explosion, death, pesticides
BANGKOK " A fire broke out, followed by several explosions at an agricultural pesticides factory in Tatu in central Taiwan on Monday, leaving one person dead and one injured, and releasing a great cloud of smoke from the burnt pesticides.
The incident occurred at around 06:00 local time (2200 GMT) and the fire was brought under control three hours later, according to the fire department in Taichung, the third largest city in Taiwan.
Firefighters rescued two workers and took them to the Taichung Veterans Hospital, although one of them, who suffered burns to 90 percent of his body, succumbed to his injuries.
The other victim suffered minor injuries and is in stable condition.
A special team has been sent to the factory to inspect the scene after large amounts of pesticides had burned.
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TRAIN DERAILMENT, CHEMICAL FIRE IN BREWSTER CAUSES EVACUATIONS
Tags: us_OH, transportation, fire, response, butane
BREWSTER
Four railroad tanker cars derailed and one hauling butane caught fire about 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, forcing an evacuation of 300 to 500 residents and closing a handful of village businesses.
Smoke and flames were visible from a distance only a short time after the accident, according to Brewster Assistant Fire Chief Jennifer Mohler, who was unsure about the significance of an explosion.
"Initially, it was a burst of fire with a plume of smoke," she said. "After that, there was a small, spirally smoke and then not much."
As of about 7:30 p.m. the fire, which was called in by an employee of the railroad company, was out.
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PRACTICE MANAGER FLABBERGASTED BY RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL SPILL -
Tags: New_Zealand, public, release, injury, phenol
The practice manager of an Auckland medical centre evacuated in an emergency chemical spill callout has downplayed the incident, describing the big response as "totally unnecessary".
Margie Geen from Dodson Medical Centre in Milford was astonished by the extent of the emergency response on Friday when a small amount of phenol solution was accidentally spilled in the surgery.
At least four fire trucks, a hazmat unit and a command vehicle attended the callout. Some fire fighters were dressed in full hazard suits, Dodson Ave was closed to all traffic and a decontamination unit with showers was set up in a nearby car park.
Five St John vehicles, including three ambulances, also attended. Three practice staff members were sent to North Shore Hospital, one with a burn on her leg.
Facts wrong
Ms Geen says some of the details about the incident reported in the media were wrong. One newspaper reported nine people had been hospitalised.
"I can"t believe how things get so twisted."
She says the amount of phenol involved in the spill was 90ml, rather than the 300ml reported by the fire service. Phenol is used to treat ingrown toe nails.
A burn to the leg and fumes inhalation
A nurse who accidentally knocked the bottle of phenol out of a cupboard suffered a 2cm burn to her leg, Ms Geen says.
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AMOUNT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAVELING THROUGH SPRINGFIELD INCREASING
Tags: us_MO, transportation, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
A recent study in Greene County shows there are far more hazardous substances passing through than six years ago when the last Hazardous Materials Flow Study was done.
"We saw almost a 500% increase overall in the amount of hazardous materials flowing through the community. The railroad probably saw the largest increase of transporting of hazardous materials," says Greene County Emergency Management Director Chet Hunter.
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EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPOND TO DRUG-RELATED FIRE
Tags: us_MI, public, explosion, injury, butane, oils
LITCHFIELD " Emergency crews from the Litchfield Fire Department, Litchfield Police Department and Reading Emergency Unit were dispatched to a fire at Riverside Apartments, just north of Litchfield on M-99, around 8:30 p.m. Friday evening.
The incident occurred in a downstairs apartment in building 814; reportedly, neighbors heard an explosion and when they stepped out of their apartment to investigate, they saw three people leaving.
The three that left have been identified by neighbors as Amy Persons, 29, of Allen, Jake Estil, 19, of Litchfield, and Jason Devaughn, 19, of Litchfield; all three reportedly left to seek medical treatment for Devaughn and Estil, who suffered burns.
The LPD was first scene at the apartment, followed by the LFD. Crews investigated the bathroom area of the apartment and feared that it was meth lab-related, based off of initial observations.
Neighbors were quickly evacuated to a safe distance, and several reported smelling "a strong chemical smell after the explosion."
A Michigan State Police trooper with specialized training in narcotics activities was dispatched to the scene and determined that it was not a meth lab, but rather the occupants were "cooking down marijuana to extract THC oils."
According to comments on social media, Estil and Devaughn were attempting to make "dabs," which is also known as butane hash oil.
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WEST VIRGINIA: PROBATION SENTENCE IN CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_WV, industrial, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
A former environmental consultant at a chemical distributor was sentenced to three years" probation and fined $10,000 Monday for a 2014 chemical spill that fouled the drinking water supply of 300,000 people. The consultant, Robert Reynolds, was the first of six former Freedom Industries officials to be sentenced. The spill of the coal-cleaning agent MCHM into the Elk River got into a water company"s intake.
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CHEMICAL-LADEN ARTILLERY SHELLS FOUND ON JOINT BASE, REPORT SAYS
Tags: us_NJ, public, discovery, environmental, mustard_gas, phosgene
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST " Two World War I-era artillery shells that were discovered on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst late last year have been found to contain chemical agents, according to a Burlington County Times report Monday.
A 75-millimeter shell recovered on Nov. 23 tested positive for mustard agent and a Livens projectile canister found Dec. 2 contained phosgene gas, a base spokeswoman told the newspaper.
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CHEMICAL USED TO REPLACE BPA IN PLASTIC ACCELERATES EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT, DISRUPTS REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, plastics
Companies advertise BPA-free plastic as a safer version of products ranging from water bottles to sippy cups to toys. Many manufacturers stopped used bisphenol A, a chemical that is used to strengthen plastic, after studies linked it to early puberty and a rise in breast and prostate cancers
However, bisphenol S, or BPS, a common replacement for BPA in plastics, has also been linked to health risks. New UCLA-led research demonstrates some of the mechanisms that make BPS just as harmful as BPA. The study found that BPS speeds up embryonic development and disrupts the reproductive system in animals.
Reported in the Feb. 1 edition of the journal Endocrinology, the study is the first to examine the effects of BPA and BPS on brain cells and genes that control the growth and function of organs involved in reproduction.
"Our study shows that making plastic products with BPA alternatives does not necessarily leave them safer," said Nancy Wayne, the study"s senior author, a reproductive endocrinologist and professor of physiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. "Our findings are frightening " consider it the aquatic version of the canary in the coal mine."
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FIREFIGHTERS FORCED TO HOSE DOWN MEN SPRAYED WITH UNKNOWN CHEMICAL AS HAZMAT INCIDENT UNFURLS IN DEER PARK
Tags: Australia, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
Fire crews have hosed down three men exposed to an unknown chemical at a workplace accident in Deer Park.
The men were reportedly working on a factory site when a pipe burst, showering them in an unknown chemical.
An MFB spokesman said the chemical is still unknown.
An MFB spokesman said the chemical the men has been exposed to is still unknown. Photo: Channel 7
Five people were affected, but appear uninjured.
The premises has been evacuated.
Dramatic photos from the scene show the shirtless men being sprayed by firefighters from close range.
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