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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (6 articles)
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 07:45:51 -0400
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Monday, August 22, 2016 at 7:45:34 AM
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Table of Contents (6 articles)
CHEMICAL REGULATION RELATED TO DROP IN U.S. ILLICIT DRUG USERS
Tags: us_AZ, public, discovery, environmental, illegal, meth_lab
WATER STUDY: ALABAMA HAS 4TH HIGHEST LEVEL OF PFAS CONTAMINANTS
Tags: us_AL, public, discovery, response, cleaners
HAZMAT CREW CALLED TO BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL POOL AFTER POSSIBLE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Tags: us_CA, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
LINE RUPTURES, SPARKING FIRE AT OIL REFINERY IN BOSSIER PARISH
Tags: us_LA, industrial, fire, response, hydrogen
CHEMICAL FIRE SLOWS TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 99
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
MAN SUFFERS SERIOUS BURNS AFTER EXPLOSION AT MARIJUANA DISPENSARY
Tags: Canada, industrial, explosion, injury, drugs
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CHEMICAL REGULATION RELATED TO DROP IN U.S. ILLICIT DRUG USERS
Tags: us_AZ, public, discovery, environmental, illegal, meth_lab
Actions that limited access in the U.S. and Mexico to chemicals used to make illegal drugs may be responsible for a drop in the number of U.S. users of cocaine and methamphetamine, experts say.
In a study, researchers point to two moves by governments that may be linked with these reductions (Addiction 2016, DOI: 10.1111/add.13480).
First, in 2006, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration classified sodium permanganate as a List II chemical. This made the compound, used to make cocaine, subject to record-keeping and reporting under the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Second, in 2007, Mexican officials seized the assets of a chemical company and accused its leader of importing more than 50 metric tons of pseudoephedrine, a precursor chemical for methamphetamine.
James K. Cunningham of the University of Arizona and colleagues examined data from the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use & Health after the two events. The regulation of Na(MnO4) is associated with an estimated 32% decrease, or about 1.9 million cocaine users, between 2006 and 2014, the researchers say. The chemical company bust in Mexico is associated with an estimated drop of 35%, or about half a million methamphetamine users, between 2007 and 2014.
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WATER STUDY: ALABAMA HAS 4TH HIGHEST LEVEL OF PFAS CONTAMINANTS
Tags: us_AL, public, discovery, response, cleaners
A few months after a water advisory was issued for north Alabama due to high levels of PFASs (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), a Harvard University study has found that Alabama has the fourth-highest concentration of the chemicals in its water supply behind California, New Jersey and North Carolina.
PFASs are chemicals that repel water and are resistant to fire and oil. Because of these properties, PFASs have been used in household cleaners, fire fighting foams and Teflon cookware.
However, the scientific community is beginning to connect ingestion of PFASs to health issues which is why those shopping for a new non-stick frying pan will most likely see many touting the ‰??PFOA-free‰?? label in reference to perfluorooactanoic acid, a type of PFAS also found in some Alabama water supplies.
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HAZMAT CREW CALLED TO BEAUMONT MUNICIPAL POOL AFTER POSSIBLE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE
Tags: us_CA, public, release, injury, unknown_chemical
A man suffered chest pains after exposure to possible chemicals at a Beaumont pool, prompting a hazardous materials crew to respond to the location, officials said.
The incident was reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday at The Beaumont Plunge, the city's pool, according to a Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department news release.
The man was throwing sodas into a trashcan and created what appeared to be a "chemical reaction," according to the release.
That's when officials say the man began experiencing chest pain.
The hazardous materials crew showed up and decontaminated the man before taking him to the hospital, according the release.
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LINE RUPTURES, SPARKING FIRE AT OIL REFINERY IN BOSSIER PARISH
Tags: us_LA, industrial, fire, response, hydrogen
BOSSIER PARISH, LA (KSLA) -
A high-pressure hydrogen line ruptured, causing what sounded like an explosion and sparking a fire Saturday morning at an oil refinery in Bossier Parish.
Bossier Parish Fire District 1 firefighters arrived on the scene shortly after 10 a.m. at Calumet Princeton Refining off Louisiana Highway 157.
Police say the fire was contained quickly and nobody was injured.
Police believe an equipment issue caused the rupture.
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CHEMICAL FIRE SLOWS TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 99
Tags: us_CA, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
Motorists heading north on Highway 99 encountered delays Thursday afternoon, when Visalia Fire Department‰??s hazardous material team was called out to investigate a semi truck carrying chemicals just north of Tipton.
A big rig traveling north on Highway 99 was flagged down by a motorist after he saw smoke coming off of the truck. When the driver of the big rig opened the back of the truck, he noticed smoke coming from several containers carrying chemicals, officials said.
He immediately closed the doors and contacted authorities. First responders arrived on scene and contacted Visalia Fire Department's Hazmat Unit. Hazmat arrived just after 4:30 p.m. to begin their investigation.
When the team entered the trailer they found several 55-gallon containers that had tipped over. The chemicals mixed together and caused a reaction which then caused a small fire inside the trailer.
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MAN SUFFERS SERIOUS BURNS AFTER EXPLOSION AT MARIJUANA DISPENSARY
Tags: Canada, industrial, explosion, injury, drugs
A man in his 30s is suffering from serious burns after an explosion at a marijuana dispensary in Forest Hill, Toronto Police confirm.
At 7:38 p.m., emergency crews arrived to Tweeder Medicinal, near Eglinton Ave. W. and Braemar Ave. to find a man badly burnt. He was transported to Sunnybrook Hospital in non-life threatening condition.
Jeremy Pompilio, superintendent of Toronto Paramedics told the Star that he believes the explosion occurred when staff were ‰??refining product‰?? in the basement of the dispensary.
‰??As far as I know it‰??s a legal dispensary,‰?? he said. However, he also said that it was ‰??unusual‰?? that they would be refining product.
Yellow police tape cordoned off the storefront Friday night, with glass shards and buildling material shattered all over the sidewalk from the pressure of the explosion from the basement.
Four men in hazmats suits from Toronto‰??s Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and Explosive team, a joint venture between police, fire, and paramedics, entered the building to check if there were any more people in the building.
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