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Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 8:05:48 AM
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Table of Contents (8 articles)
MARRIOT ON UPPER JAMES EVACUATED AFTER POOL CHEMICALS MIXED IMPROPERLY
Tags: canada, public, release, response, pool_chemicals
SUMMERTIME SAFETY: POOL CHEMICALS CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOUR CHILDREN
Tags: us_va, public, discovery, pool_chemicals, environmental
1 YEAR AFTER EXPLOSION, DULUTH QUESTIONING USE OF TOXIC CHEMICAL
Tags: us_mn, industrial, followup, environmental
IONIA COUNTY DECLARES IMMINENT DANGER ORDER ON BELDING FACTORY AFTER CHLORINE GAS RELEASE
Tags: us_mi, industrial, release, response, chlorine
NAVIGATING THE AFTERMATH OF THE JIANGSU CHEMICAL PLANT EXPLOSION, FOUR MONTHS ON
Tags: china, industrial, followup, environmental
HAZMAT CREWS AT SYDNEY PAINT FACTORY FIRE
Tags: Australia, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
FIRE AT COLUMBIA AREA NUCLEAR PLANT SPARKS FEDERAL REVIEW
Tags: us_SC, industrial, explosion, response, uranium
SPACEX BLAMES CHEMICAL LEAK FOR 'ANOMALY' THAT DESTROYED CREW DRAGON CAPSULE
Tags: us_FL, industrial, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
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MARRIOT ON UPPER JAMES EVACUATED AFTER POOL CHEMICALS MIXED IMPROPERLY
https://globalnews.ca/news/5501590/marriot-upper-james-evacuated-pool-chemicals/
Tags: canada, public, release, response, pool_chemicals
Hamilton Fire says hazmat teams were deployed Tuesday afternoon to the Marriott Hotel on Upper James Street near the Lincoln M Alexander Parkway after a hotel employee mixed some pool chemicals incorrectly.
Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe told Global News that they got the call just after 4:00 p.m.
READ MORE: Hamilton firefighters knock down two blazes on the mountain
‰??A person from the hotel inadvertently mixed a couple of chemicals together in a pail,‰?? said Cunliffe, ‰??It caused a bit of a reaction and created some off-gas.‰??
Cunliffe went on to say that the entire hotel was evacuated as a precaution and that crews began procedures to expedite ventilation of the area in question.
Two hotel employees were checked out by paramedics on scene, according to Cunliffe, and there were no serious injuries.
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SUMMERTIME SAFETY: POOL CHEMICALS CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOUR CHILDREN
https://wtkr.com/2019/07/16/summertime-safety-pool-chemicals-can-be-harmful-to-your-children/
Tags: us_va, public, discovery, pool_chemicals, environmental
HAMPTON, Va. - The pool will certainly be a hot spot over the next few days as Hampton Roads experiences stifling heat and dangerous heat indexes.
A refreshing swim is a relief on these hot days, but it can also be harmful. The same chemicals that protect us from germs and bacteria in swimming pools and hot tubs can also pose a danger if they‰??re not handled correctly.
"It is a real danger. Most of the threats are the chemicals that are used or not used properly," said Dr. David Holzsager with Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 4,500 people sought treatment in the emergency department for pool chemical injuries. More than one third of them were children.
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1 YEAR AFTER EXPLOSION, DULUTH QUESTIONING USE OF TOXIC CHEMICAL
https://news.yahoo.com/1-explosion-duluth-questioning-toxic-221033234.html
Tags: us_mn, industrial, followup, environmental
A year after an explosion at the Superior refinery, the city of Duluth is questioning if refineries still need to use a potentially fatal chemical (0:36). WCCO 4 News At 5 ‰?? July 16, 2019
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IONIA COUNTY DECLARES IMMINENT DANGER ORDER ON BELDING FACTORY AFTER CHLORINE GAS RELEASE
https://thedailynews.cc/articles/just-in-ionia-county-declares-imminent-danger-order-on-belding-factory-after-chlorine-gas-release/
Tags: us_mi, industrial, release, response, chlorine
BELDING ‰?? The Ionia County Health Department has issued an imminent danger order regarding Kassouni Manufacturing Inc. (KMI) in Belding and has shut down the manufacturing facility after an incident in June caused a fire and chlorine gas release.
The Ionia County Health Department issued an imminent danger order regarding Kassouni Manufacturing Inc. (KMI) in Belding last Friday and shut down the facility after a June incident caused a fire and chlorine gas release. This view of the facility is as seen from Belding‰??s Memorial Bridge. ‰?? DN Photo | Elisabeth Waldon
KMI at 815 Front St. produces chemical pool tablets, among other items, and stores approximately 200,000 pounds of trichloroisocyanuric acid on site, according to Health Official Ken Bowen, who reported on the incident during today‰??s Ionia County Board of Commissioners meeting.
According to Bowen, KMI has had trichloroisocyanuric acid fires and resultant gas releases on at least seven occasions in 2007, 2013, 2016 and this past June 22. Bowen said the roof at KMI is in poor condition, containing numerous holes that permit the entry of rainwater. On June 22, trichloroisocyanuric acid reacted, causing a fire and chlorine gas release. State agencies became involved and Bowen issued an imminent danger order this past Friday against KMI.
‰??This is the first emergency public health order I‰??ve issued,‰?? Bowen said. ‰??We take it very seriously. Modeling by the EPA estimates that if a significant amount of water contacted the trichloroisocyanuric acid at KMI, such as might occur due to rainfall, between 136 and 470 persons living in the surrounding area could be killed by inhalation of chlorine gas.‰??
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NAVIGATING THE AFTERMATH OF THE JIANGSU CHEMICAL PLANT EXPLOSION, FOUR MONTHS ON
https://www.chinabusinessreview.com/navigating-the-aftermath-of-the-jiangsu-chemical-plant-explosion-four-months-on/
Tags: china, industrial, followup, environmental
A March 2019 explosion at a chemical plant in China‰??s Jiangsu province has refocused public attention on environmental issues across the country. The latest in a series of incidents, the blast is now forcing China to carry out a difficult balancing act between managing economic uncertainty and winning its self-declared ‰??war on pollution.‰?? The focus is quickly turning to environmental enforcement, in order to address questions regarding whether enough had been done to prevent this kind of tragedy from reoccurring.
Vigorous Enforcement Is the New Normal
Environmental regulation in China has become much more robust in recent years, with a corresponding increase in enforcement activity. Beginning in late 2015, a national inspection plan covering all 31 of China‰??s provinces began, lasting nearly three years. Leading up to the 19th National People‰??s Congress in late 2017, as many as 40 percent of the country‰??s factories were forced to shut down at some point, and more than 17,000 elected officials were investigated. In addition to the challenges created by the inspections themselves, firms have struggled with interruptions in their supply chains, and the inspections and closures have resulted in canceled and unfulfilled orders.
In addition to stepping up enforcement, China has also sought to address safety issues by relocating potentially hazardous industrial facilities (particularly chemical plants) to more remote industrial parks, far from population centers. For example, the State Council issued a guiding opinion calling for all companies manufacturing hazardous chemicals to be relocated to specialized industrial parks by 2025. Even prior to the explosion, Jiangsu province‰??a hub for chemical manufacturing‰??had issued a similar plan to relocate chemical plants away from population centers. Implementation of relocation efforts has been uneven, however, particularly with respect to compensation payable to the facilities.
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HAZMAT CREWS AT SYDNEY PAINT FACTORY FIRE
https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/hazmat-crews-at-sydney-paint-factory-fire/news-story/fd01f70d5bafb4ebc947c40489a1e5d0
Tags: Australia, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
Hazmat crews are trying to stop the spread of paint and fumes after a factory fire in Sydney's northwest.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews were called to a "smoke-logged" paint factory on Dunlop Street in North Parramatta about 8.20am on Tuesday.
The blaze was extinguished by about 9.30am but hazmat crews are on the scene to stop the spread of paint and fumes, a spokeswoman told AAP.
"It was a massive fire," she said.
"Hazmat crews are focused on ensuring the safety of surrounding areas and that the paint and fumes don't spread."
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FIRE AT COLUMBIA AREA NUCLEAR PLANT SPARKS FEDERAL REVIEW
https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article232683887.html
Tags: us_SC, industrial, explosion, response, uranium
A nuclear fuel factory with a history of safety and pollution troubles near Columbia is under federal scrutiny after a fire erupted last week in a drum containing radioactive material.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans an inspection later this month at the Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel plant on Bluff Road to learn more about the incident, which occurred early Friday.
A federal report shows that a lid blew off the drum, dispersing some contents from the barrel and leading to the fire. The drum contained contaminated mop heads, filters, rags and laboratory waste that smoldered, before paper in the drum ignited, the report shows.
Several ounces of uranium 235, a radioactive heavy metal, were in the container, the report says.
‰??About 2 in the morning, (plant personnel) heard a loud noise and discovered the lid from the drum had blown off and smoke was issuing from the drum,‰??‰?? NRC spokesman Joey Ledford said. ‰??They called the fire brigade out.‰??‰??
Inhaling or ingesting high concentrations of uranium can cause bone, lung and liver cancer, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The report says no one was injured and the public was in no danger, but the incident is the latest in a series of troubles that have plagued the nuclear fuel factory southeast of Columbia.
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SPACEX BLAMES CHEMICAL LEAK FOR 'ANOMALY' THAT DESTROYED CREW DRAGON CAPSULE
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/spacex-blames-chemical-leak-for-anomaly-that-destroyed-crew-dragon-capsule/967195575
Tags: us_FL, industrial, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX said a chemical leak was behind the anomaly that destroyed a Crew Dragon spacecraft in April, according to a news release.
The anomaly happened at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on April 20, sending large plumes of smoke into the sky.
Since then, SpaceX and NASA have been working with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Air Force to figure out what went wrong.
In a news release, the company said it was due to a leaking part.
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