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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 7:13:08 AM
A membership benefit of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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Table of Contents (15 articles)
TWO KILLED BY AMMONIA LEAK AT MALAYSIAN CHEMICAL PLANT
Tags: Malaysia, industrial, release, death, ammonia
MICROBEADS ARE LEACHING TOXIC CHEMICALS INTO FISH, SPARKING PUBLIC HEALTH FEARS
Tags: Australia, public, discovery, response, plastics
FIRE CREWS RESPOND TO SMALL SPILL ON UW CAMPUS
Tags: us_WI, laboratory, release, response, dust
RESIDENTS DECONTAMINATED AFTER MOTUEKA CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: New_Zealand, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
ALERT TRUCK DRIVER KEEPS DENISON BUSINESS SAFE FROM HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Tags: us_TX, transportation, fire, response, batteries
HAZMAT TEAM DISPATCHED AFTER MERCURY SPILL SENDS PANIC AT MUAR HOSPITAL
Tags: Malaysia, public, release, response, mercury
ALLIED WASTE DRIVER HOSPITALIZED, NEIGHBORHOOD LOCKED DOWN AFTER CHEMICAL REACTION IN TRUCK
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, injury, pool_chemicals, waste
FIRE TEARS THROUGH NCSU POULTRY SCIENCE LAB :: WRAL.COM
Tags: us_NC, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
2300 GALLONS OF CLEANING SOLVENT SPILLED THROUGH COBB CO. NEIGHB
Tags: us_GA, industrial, release, environmental, solvent
AT LEAST TWO INJURED AFTER VAPOUR ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED AT MELBOURNE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR
Tags: Australia, education, release, injury, chlorine
MAN CHARGED AFTER HAZMAT SITUATION AT CHAMPLAIN BORDER CROSSING
Tags: us_NY, public, release, response, meth_lab
WRONG CHEMICAL DUMPED INTO OLYMPIC POOLS MADE THEM GREEN, SMELLY‰??AND UNSAFE
Tags: Brazil, public, discovery, response, hydrogen_peroxide, pool_chemicals
RETHINK HOW CHEMICAL HAZARDS ARE TESTED
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
CHEMICAL LEAK DISCOVERED IN VAN WERT; CAUSES ROAD CLOSURES
Tags: us_OH, public, release, response, petroleum
LION ENCLOSURE AT HOGLE ZOO CLOSED DUE TO CHEMICAL LEAK
Tags: us_UT, public, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
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TWO KILLED BY AMMONIA LEAK AT MALAYSIAN CHEMICAL PLANT
Tags: Malaysia, industrial, release, death, ammonia
KUALA LUMPUR - Two workers were killed and three injured by an ammonia leak Tuesday at a Malaysian chemical plant, the company said.
"Five contractors were affected. The company however regrets to inform that two fatalities have been reported," Petronas Chemicals Group said in a statement.
The firm is a unit of state energy group Petronas. The leak happened at its plant in the eastern state of Sabah.
Petronas Chemicals produces a range of petrochemical products including olefins, polymers and fertilisers.
The company said the leak had been contained and authorities are investigating the cause.
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MICROBEADS ARE LEACHING TOXIC CHEMICALS INTO FISH, SPARKING PUBLIC HEALTH FEARS
Tags: Australia, public, discovery, response, plastics
Australian and Chinese researchers have shown for the first time that chemical pollutants accumulated on the surface of microbeads can pass into the fish that eat them.
With fish being a staple meat in the Australian diet, the researchers say products with the tiny plastics should be immediately removed from sale.
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FIRE CREWS RESPOND TO SMALL SPILL ON UW CAMPUS
Tags: us_WI, laboratory, release, response, dust
MADISON, Wis. -
Madison Fire Department crews responded to a small chemical spill on the University of Wisconsin campus early Tuesday, according to a news release.
UW-Madison study looks at concussions effect on academics
Spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said several crews, including the Hazardous Incident Team, were called to Rennebohm Hall near UW Hospital at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday after custodial crews found a refrigerator shelf had collapsed and spilled chemical powder.
The chemical was found to be cyanauric chloride, which is dormant unless combined with water or specific chemicals, fire officials said.
UW safety crews were able to clean up the chemical spill, the release said.
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RESIDENTS DECONTAMINATED AFTER MOTUEKA CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: New_Zealand, transportation, release, response, other_chemical
Motueka residents and police officers were being put through a decontamination tent as a precaution after a chemical spill in the town's main street.
The residents, including a family with a baby, had walked through the area at the corner of High St and Tudor St where the spill of about 190-litres of Hi-Cane hydrogen cyanamide occurred from a barrel on a container truck around 11.30am.
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ALERT TRUCK DRIVER KEEPS DENISON BUSINESS SAFE FROM HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Tags: us_TX, transportation, fire, response, batteries
DENISON, Texas -- Hazmat crews were called in on Tuesday to clean up a spill in Denison.
Authorities say a delivery driver dropped off a pallet containing chemicals and batteries at the NAPA Auto Parts store on Crawford.
The driver noticed the pallet was smoldering so he moved the pallet away from the building and reported it to the Denison Fire department.
Crews responded and put out the fire. Hazmat then responded to clean up due to the nature of the items involved in the fire.
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HAZMAT TEAM DISPATCHED AFTER MERCURY SPILL SENDS PANIC AT MUAR HOSPITAL
Tags: Malaysia, public, release, response, mercury
MUAR: A broken thermometer, spilling 15ml of mercury, stirred panic among medical staff and patients at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital, here on Monday.
A Johor Fire and Rescue Department hazardous material (Hazmat) team operation chief Saiful Bahri Safar said an eight-member team from Pekan Nanas was deployed to
handle the situation and arrived at the hospital at 4.15pm.
"There were several staff and patients waiting for their turn at the X-ray room when it happened. There was panic when they saw the thermometer fell and broke.
"Fortunately, no one was directly exposed to the mercury. The hospital attendant and others in the room underwent medical checks and were given the all clear," said Saiful Bahri.
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ALLIED WASTE DRIVER HOSPITALIZED, NEIGHBORHOOD LOCKED DOWN AFTER CHEMICAL REACTION IN TRUCK
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, injury, pool_chemicals, waste
Normal collections in a Fremont, CA neighborhood quickly escalated into an emergency situation last week after a driver for Allied Waste of Alameda County, a subsidiary of Republic Services, placed a load containing pool chemicals into the back of his truck. The load started releasing large amounts of chemical smoke, according to SFGate.
The driver was hospitalized after complaining of difficulty breathing and has since been released. Local residents were asked to shelter in place and close their windows. Motorists were also advised to avoid the area.
It took the Fremont Fire Department about two hours to clean the site and conduct tests to determine that air quality was safe. Officials have yet to release more information on the chemical smoke's source.
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FIRE TEARS THROUGH NCSU POULTRY SCIENCE LAB :: WRAL.COM
Tags: us_NC, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
RALEIGH, N.C. ‰?? Flames tore through North Carolina State University's poultry lab early Monday morning.
Around 2 a.m., officials with the Raleigh Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at the Lake Wheeler Road Field Laboratory located at 4201 Inwood Road in Raleigh.
Crews arrived to heavy flames, and plenty of smoke lingered even after the fire was extinguished. Officials say the fire was contained to the lab's chicken and turkey unit.
The cause of the fire and extent of the damages are under investigation.
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2300 GALLONS OF CLEANING SOLVENT SPILLED THROUGH COBB CO. NEIGHB
Tags: us_GA, industrial, release, environmental, solvent
COBB COUNTY, GA (CBS46) -
Thousands of gallons of automotive cleaning solvent had to be cleaned up by hazmat crews Saturday.
Apollo Technologies alerted the Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services to a chemical spill that originated at 1850 South Cobb Industrial Blvd.
Neighbors who live near a creek that flows alongside Heather Road said the water turned white and looked like milk. They complained of a harsh chemical smell resembling paint thinner or insecticide.
Denell Boyd with the Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services told CBS46 that 2,300 gallons of automotive cleaning solvent spilled out of their facility and into the creek that passes by the area.
Two hazmat teams were deployed to the scene and were able to contain the spill at a distance of 0.75 miles.
Fish were found dead and the EPA was notified.
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AT LEAST TWO INJURED AFTER VAPOUR ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED AT MELBOURNE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR
Tags: Australia, education, release, injury, chlorine
A child and parent are in a stable condition after a HAZMAT incident during a school science fair in Aspendale.
Students at Aspendale Gardens Primary School were conducting a science experiment this morning when a unplanned reaction occurred, the Country Fire Authority (CFA) said.
‰??As part of one experiment a parent brought a small amount of household chlorine to school and when they used it in their experiment there was a small reaction and some vapour was released,‰?? Aspendale Gardens Principal Cheryle Osborne said.
Three people were taken to Monash Medical Centre in Clayton for minor injuries and are in a stable condition, a spokeswoman from Ambulance Victoria said.
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MAN CHARGED AFTER HAZMAT SITUATION AT CHAMPLAIN BORDER CROSSING
Tags: us_NY, public, release, response, meth_lab
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. ‰??A Canadian man faces charges after officials say he caused a hazmat situation at the Champlain border crossing.
NORMAL OPERATIONS RESUME AT CHAMPLAIN BORDER CROSSING
Normal operations resumed at the U.S.-Canadian border crossing in Champlain Friday night.
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New York State Police said Frantz-DY Coeuvilien Dolce, 35, of Montreal, was found with liquid methamphetamine during a U.S. Customs search of a Greyhound bus.
The discovery was made Friday afternoon at the U.S.-Canada border crossing on I-87.
Investigators said customs agents found a glass bottle in Coeuvilien Dolce's luggage.
A field test determined it was liquid meth, agents said.
An investigator was securing the bottle when it fell to the ground and broke. The officer was splashed with the contents, causing a burning sensation to his face and hands, as well as difficulty breathing.
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WRONG CHEMICAL DUMPED INTO OLYMPIC POOLS MADE THEM GREEN, SMELLY‰??AND UNSAFE
Tags: Brazil, public, discovery, response, hydrogen_peroxide, pool_chemicals
After a week of trying to part with green tides in two outdoor swimming pools, Olympic officials over the weekend wrung out a fresh mea culpa and yet another explanation‰??neither of which were comforting.
According to officials, a local pool-maintenance worker mistakenly added 160 liters of hydrogen peroxide to the waters on August 5, which partially neutralized the chlorine used for disinfection. With chlorine disarmed, the officials said that ‰??organic compounds‰??‰??i.e. algae and other microbes‰??were able to grow and turn the water a murky green in the subsequent days.
The revelation appears to contradict officials‰?? previous assurances that despite the emerald hue, which first appeared Tuesday, the waters were safe.
‰??Of course it‰??s an embarrassment,‰?? Gustavo Nascimento, director of venue management for the Rio Olympics, told the New York Times. ‰??We are hosting the Olympic Games, and athletes are here, so water is going to be an issue. We should have been better in fixing it quickly. We learned painful lessons the hard way.‰??
Nascimento said it took a while to figure out what happened because hydrogen peroxide wasn‰??t supposed to be used at all, and it was not detected by initial tests. ‰??The electronic monitoring system that measures the amount of chlorine in the water was betrayed by this chemistry,‰?? he said. Officials had previously blamed the pools‰?? swamp-like shade on algae, people, and a shortage of an unnamed chemical.
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RETHINK HOW CHEMICAL HAZARDS ARE TESTED
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
Around the world, safety regulations are being revised as new information about the health and environmental effects of chemicals becomes available. In June, US President Barack Obama signed the first bill to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act since its enactment 30 years ago. The revised act mandates greater public transparency and the timely assessment of existing chemicals by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Elsewhere, the European Union's REACH (registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals) legislation and similar laws are also evolving.
Improved regulation is necessary to protect people and the environment from harmful substances. But it does little for inventors who face the perplexing task of creating safer chemicals and products1. In the current system, safety information is gathered after a chemical is invented, or in many cases, after it is incorporated into products and distributed to the public. The molecular interactions of chemicals within products are unaccounted for, meaning that ingredients lists may be misleading as sources for product safety information. Such factors make it nearly impossible for an inventor to avoid the risk of creating an unsafe chemical or product.
The evaluation and communication of chemical and product safety needs to change. Three approaches are proposed here to start a conversation between scientists, business representatives and policymakers about our future public and environmental health.
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CHEMICAL LEAK DISCOVERED IN VAN WERT; CAUSES ROAD CLOSURES
Tags: us_OH, public, release, response, petroleum
VAN WERT, Oh. (WANE) ‰?? The odor of a chemical substance was reported in the area of South Washington Street and Central Avenue.
Upon further investigation, it was discovered on August 14, that the odor was coming from a town creek and a visible petroleum slick was in the water, according to the Van Wert County Police Department.
The potential source is believed to be coming from the 700 block of East Main Street.
The EPA has been notified and is en route to the location.
The Van Wert City Police Department is asking all residents to stay off the noted closed roadways until barricades have been removed.
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LION ENCLOSURE AT HOGLE ZOO CLOSED DUE TO CHEMICAL LEAK
Tags: us_UT, public, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
SALT LAKE CITY ‰?? Crews from the Salt Lake City Fire Department responded Sunday morning to a report of a five gallon spill of hydrochloric acid at Hogle Zoo.
At 10:51 a.m., Salt Lake City Fire Department responded to a chemical leak at the Utah Zoo. A zoo employee noticed what he described at two-to-three gallon leak of hydrochloric acid, SLCFD said. The leaked product was contained to an area in the basement of the building that has the indoor enclosure for the lion exhibit.
Officials said the lions were kept in the outside portion of their enclosure and were not affected.
The employee was evaluated on scene as a precaution and was released without being transported to the hospital.
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