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Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 7:54:48 AM
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Table of Contents (13 articles)
CU ANSCHUTZ BUILDINGS EVACUATED FOR GAS LEAK
Tags: us_CO, education, release, response, natural_gas
PATIALA CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE: SPECIAL COMMITTEE SET UP TO ENSURE SAFETY NORMS
Tags: India, industrial, follow-up, environmental
HARRIS COUNTY BOOSTS POLLUTION EFFORTS, STAFF IN RESPONSE TO SPRING CHEMICAL FIRES
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, environmental, petroleum
AN EXPLOSION IN UC BERKELEY‰??S CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT LAB INJURES A STUDENT
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, explosion, injury, nitrogen
FIRE EXTINGUISHED AFTER TRAIN DERAILMENT IN METRO EAST
Tags: us_IL, transportation, fire, response, unknown_chemical
DOL RECOMMENDATIONS IN MINING HAZMAT EXPLOSION
Tags: industrial, follow-up, environmental, waste
REGION V HAZMAT RESPONDS TO ACID SPILL
Tags: us_IA, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT TEAM CALLED TO DONEGAL FOR BATTERY ACID LEAK ON TURNPIKE
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, response, batteries, sulfuric_acid
VIETNAMESE LIGHT BULB COMPANY USED MERCURY IN FACTORY DESTROYED BY FIRE
Tags: Viet_Nam, industrial, fire, environmental, mercury
BABIES, TODDLERS, RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER PERTH SWIM SCHOOL CHEMICAL SCARE
Tags: Australia, education, release, injury, other_chemical
WATCHDOG GIVES EPA FAILING GRADE ON LEAD-PAINT RULES
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, paints
DENMARK BECOMES FIRST NATION TO OUTLAW FLUORINATED CHEMICALS IN FOOD PACKAGING
Tags: Denmark, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
MARY BETH MULCAHY NAMED EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF <I>ACS CHEMICAL HEALTH & SAFETY</I>
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
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CU ANSCHUTZ BUILDINGS EVACUATED FOR GAS LEAK
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/cu-anschutz-buildings-evacuated-for-gas-leak/73-da88d4b3-a331-4561-b439-37e021f46fcc
Tags: us_CO, education, release, response, natural_gas
Several buildings at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora were evacuated Tuesday morning due to a natural gas leak.
Aurora Fire Rescue crews responded to the 12000 block of East Montview Boulevard near Colfax and Interstate 225 around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday.
"A significant natural gas leak occurred in the area of 21st and Scranton," according to a tweet from Aurora Fire Rescue.
Crews evacuated 12635, 12685, and 12705 E. Montview Blvd. while they monitored the air inside the buildings.
All buildings were deemed safe to enter around 11:50 a.m. Tuesday after hazmat technicians slowed the flow of gas.
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PATIALA CHEMICAL FACTORY FIRE: SPECIAL COMMITTEE SET UP TO ENSURE SAFETY NORMS
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/patiala-chemical-factory-fire-special-committee-set-up-to-ensure-safety-norms/articleshow/71069307.cms
Tags: India, industrial, follow-up, environmental
PATIALA: Major fire in a chemical Factory at the focal point on Saturday in which chemicals worth lakhs were gutted, the district administration on Monday ordered an inspection of all commercial and educational institutions in the district for compliance of fire safety norms.
Deputy Commissioner Kumar Amit said that the fire department has been asked to carry out an extensive survey of the district to ensure that all commercial and educational establishments had fire fighting equipment in place so as to deal with any eventuality arising out of a fire incident.
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HARRIS COUNTY BOOSTS POLLUTION EFFORTS, STAFF IN RESPONSE TO SPRING CHEMICAL FIRES
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Harris-County-to-boost-pollution-efforts-staff-14428247.php
Tags: us_TX, industrial, follow-up, environmental, petroleum
Commissioners Court on Tuesday voted to hire 61 employees across three departments in a bid to significantly boost Harris County‰??s ability to respond to environmental emergencies after finding numerous shortcomings in its efforts to manage three chemical fires near the Houston Ship Channel this spring.
The $11.6 million investment will go toward purchasing new equipment and add employees to the fire marshal‰??s office, pollution control and public health departments. It is the most aggressive effort yet by the new Democrat-controlled court, which took office in January, to grow the emergency response infrastructure in the county, home to the heart of the nation‰??s petrochemical industry.
A Houston Chronicle investigation found that the staffing levels of the three departments have for decades failed to keep pace with the growth of commercial activity along the Houston Ship Channel. Previous Commissioners Courts had not acted with the same sense of urgency after chemical incidents; the county never replaced the Pollution Control employees laid off during the Great Recession. Instead, court members prided themselves on finishing fiscal years with a large fund balance.
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AN EXPLOSION IN UC BERKELEY‰??S CHEMICAL DEPARTMENT LAB INJURES A STUDENT
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/An-explosion-in-UC-Berkeley-s-chemical-14429699.php
Tags: us_CA, laboratory, explosion, injury, nitrogen
An explosion in UC Berkeley‰??s chemical department lab that prompted a stay-away warning from police turned out to be a minor incident, campus officials said Tuesday.
A glass chamber became over-pressurized and exploded, injuring a student working with nitrogen in Hildebrand Hall, spokesman Dan Mogulof said.
The student was taken to the hospital with a minor injury to her face.
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‰??Fortunately, it appears the student was wearing the appropriate safety gear,‰?? Mogulof said. ‰??We wish her a speedy recovery.‰??
Hildebrand Hall is the campus‰?? chemistry building and houses the chemical engineering library.
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FIRE EXTINGUISHED AFTER TRAIN DERAILMENT IN METRO EAST
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/train-derailment-in-dupo-illinois/63-714d44e9-48f4-457c-a775-71617e2727b5
Tags: us_IL, transportation, fire, response, unknown_chemical
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. ‰?? Schools and homes were evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a train derailment in Dupo.
All students and staff in the Dupo School District were transported to Columbia High School in Columbia, Illinois. A spokesperson for the school said parents must sign out students at the front door.
Several dozen homes in the nearby area were also evacuated. Residents were sent to the East Carondelet Community Center.
The call first came in around 12:45 p.m. for a train derailment and fire in the 2400 block of Carondelet Avenue. Thirteen rail cars went off the train track.
Smoke from the fire could be seen for miles. Dupo, Illinois is about 15 minutes from St. Louis.
"Flames were shooting up like crazy, you could see it up above the smoke," One resident in Dupo said.
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DOL RECOMMENDATIONS IN MINING HAZMAT EXPLOSION
https://sunnewsreport.com/dol-recommendations-in-mining-hazmat-explosion/
Tags: industrial, follow-up, environmental, waste
The Dept of Labor has made recommendations following an explosion when incompatible materials stored inside a mining car reacted violently.
The incident occurred on June 3rd, when approximately 20,000 gallons of liquid waste-derived fuel (LWDF), spewed from the railcar for 34 seconds. The eruption sent waste fuel several hundred feet into the air and ripped the manway hatch from the railcar.
The hatch came to rest approximately 370 yards from the railcar. Droplets of LWDF traveled more than 1/3 of a mile, landing on a number of buildings, structures, and vehicles near the facility.
Agitators in several of the LWDF tanks were not maintained in functional condition. The facility was blending and storing incoming loads of LWDF in railcars.
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REGION V HAZMAT RESPONDS TO ACID SPILL
https://www.messengernews.net/news/local-news/2019/09/region-v-hazmat-responds-to-acid-spill/
Tags: us_IA, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
WEBSTERCITY ‰?? Webster City Firefighters and the Region V Hazardous Materials Response Team responded to the spill of an unknown acidic substance near the corner of Second and Beach streets Monday afternoon.
Webster City Fire Chief Chuck Stansfield said when firefighters arrived on scene, the substance was ‰??off gassing and boiling‰?? in the street. Stansfield said a bottle of the substance had apparently fallen off the back of a truck.
‰??We called in the Region V Hazmat team,‰?? Stansfield said. ‰??They determined the substance was a strong acid and used a material to neutralize the acid.‰??
Once the acid was neutralized, firefighters were able to wash down the street.
‰??There‰??s no further danger to the public,‰?? Stansfield said.
The Webster City Police Department assisted and blocked off First Street and Beach Street for a short time while the Haz Mat team and firefighters cleared the substance.
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HAZMAT TEAM CALLED TO DONEGAL FOR BATTERY ACID LEAK ON TURNPIKE
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/hazmat-team-called-to-donegal-for-battery-acid-leak-on-turnpike/
Tags: us_PA, transportation, release, response, batteries, sulfuric_acid
A hazmat team was called to Donegal Township Tuesday when a truck started leaking battery acid on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to Westmoreland County 911.
The truck was travelling east on the turnpike, carrying pallets of batteries, according to 911.
The driver noticed that acid was leaking from the truck around 3:15 a.m., near the Donegal interchange.
A Westmoreland County 911 dispatcher said he didn‰??t know how large the spill was, but the road was still open as of 4:45 a.m.
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VIETNAMESE LIGHT BULB COMPANY USED MERCURY IN FACTORY DESTROYED BY FIRE
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/vn-light-bulb-factory-mercury-09092019154312.html
Tags: Viet_Nam, industrial, fire, environmental, mercury
A Vietnamese light bulb maker admitted to using liquid mercury, a danger to human health at high temperatures, and its director issued a public apology after fire destroyed a Hanoi factory that released the toxic metal that forced hundreds of people to evacuate schools and homes.
According to local Vietnamese media on September 8, the admission came during a meeting between a representative of the Rang Dong Light Bulb Company and the General Department of Environment on August 31, just one day after the company Company told local media it had stopped using liquid mercury in favor of safer mercury-zinc-bismuth amalgam in 2016.
Mercury vaporizes at a temperature of 674 degrees Fahrenheit (356 degrees Celsius). In vapor form, it can dissolve into the air and disperse in harmful concentrations, according to an expert quoted by the Lao Dong Online Newspaper days after the fire.
Rang Dong told the environment department that it used liquid mercury in the amount of 20 mg per bulb for some 480,000 fluorescent light bulbs, along with amalgam in 1.6 million compact bulbs, as well as other toxic chemicals.
Shortly after the fire in Hanoi‰??s Ha Dinh ward, the ward‰??s People‰??s Committee issued a notice saying that the people should not consume vegetables and fruit, poultry, fish or pigs raised within one kilometer of the factory for a period of 21 days. The notice also advised residents not to use local water sources in the same area.
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BABIES, TODDLERS, RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER PERTH SWIM SCHOOL CHEMICAL SCARE
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/babies-toddlers-rushed-to-hospital-after-perth-swim-school-chemical-scare-20190910-p52pqn.html
Tags: Australia, education, release, injury, other_chemical
A chemical mix up in a Perth hills pool has led to two babies and four toddlers being exposed to toxic fumes.
The children were taken to Perth Children's Hospital on Monday afternoon after an instructor at Sea Turtle Swimming School in Gooseberry Hill noticed a strong smell coming from the water.
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WATCHDOG GIVES EPA FAILING GRADE ON LEAD-PAINT RULES
https://www.courthousenews.com/watchdog-gives-epa-failing-grade-on-lead-paint-rules/
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, paints
WASHINGTON (CN) ‰?? For over a decade, the Environmental Protection Agency has mostly failed to enforce a series of health regulations meant to keep people from being exposed to lead-based paint, according to a report issued Monday by an internal watchdog.
A can of Dutch Boy Lead Paint. (Photo by Thester11 via Wikipedia Commons)
According to the 30-page report from the EPA‰??s Office of Inspector General, or OIG, the agency has for years failed to put ‰??sufficient controls‰?? in place when it comes to enforcing its own lead renovation, repair and painting rule.
The rule, established in 2008, is a three-prong program meant to improve lead paint regulation, compliance and education and outreach initiatives the agency uses to inform the public of the hazardous effects lead paint may have on them, and whether it is present where they live or work.
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DENMARK BECOMES FIRST NATION TO OUTLAW FLUORINATED CHEMICALS IN FOOD PACKAGING
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/denmark-becomes-first-nation-to-outlaw-fluorinated-chemicals-in-food-packaging/3010952.article
Tags: Denmark, public, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
Denmark will become the first country to ban controversial poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from food packaging in 2020, the country‰??s food minister Mogens Jensen recently announced. PFAS refers to a family of highly-fluorinated chemicals, the most well-known of which have been shown to be toxic and highly persistent in the human body and environment.
‰??I will not accept the risk of harmful fluorinated substances migrating from the packaging to our food. These substances represent such a health problem that we can no longer wait for the EU,‰?? Jensen stated.
There are nearly 5000 PFAS chemicals in use commercially, some of which are more widely used and better studied than others. Some of these substances, like perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), have been linked to adverse health effects such as liver damage, reduced immune function and cancers, as well as birth defects and fertility issues.
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MARY BETH MULCAHY NAMED EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF <I>ACS CHEMICAL HEALTH & SAFETY</I>
https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/publishing/Mary-Beth-Mulcahy-named-editorchief/97/web/2019/09
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
Mary Beth Mulcahy, a principal member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories, has been named the new editor-in-chief of the journal ACS Chemical Health & Safety, which ACS Publications recently acquired from the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research articles and related reviews, case studies, educational content, and highlights.
‰??We are excited to bring this title to the ACS portfolio of high quality journals and look forward to seeing Mulcahy‰??s vision for the journal come to life,‰?? says James Milne, Ph.D., senior vice president, Journals Publishing Group within ACS Publications. ‰??Given the rapid pace of scientific discovery, and the sustained growth of global research activities, it is vital for us to continue to improve safety culture, a key goal of this important international journal.‰??
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