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Monday, July 27, 2020 at 6:40:38 AM
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Table of Contents (14 articles)
CHEMICAL FIRE AT UNL'S HAMILTON HALL DAMAGES LAB
Tags: us_NE, laboratory, fire, response, flammables
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE APPROVES BILL TO BAN PFAS IN FOOD CONTAINERS
Tags: us_NY, public, follow-up, environmental, toxics
CAUSE OF FIRE AT GARNER CHEMICAL PLANT UNDER INVESTIGATION
Tags: us_NC, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
KIDS SICKENED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS AT NJ POOL
Tags: us_NJ, public, release, injury, pool_chemicals
CHEMICAL REACTION EVACUATES WEST CARROLLTON BUSINESS
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
NGT SUGGESTS NEED FOR PREVENTIVE ACTION TO AVOID MASSIVE FIRES AT CHEMICAL PLANTS-ANI
Tags: India, industrial, discovery, environmental, unknown_chemical
FRENCH REFINERY LEAKS TOXIC CHEMICAL INTO MARINE LIFE AREA
Tags: France, industrial, release, response, other_chemical
SAN DIEGO COUNTY CITES NAVY FOR SHIP FIRE ‰?? VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Tags: us_CA, public, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
FOUR MAINTENANCE WORKERS INJURED AT WACKER PLANT ON FRIDAY
Tags: us_TN, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
TOXINS IN NON-STICK COOKWARE CAUSE DIABETES, INFERTILITY AND IMPAIRED BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: STUDY
Tags: us_NY, public, discovery, environmental, toxics
LANL TO INCREASE PLUTONIUM LAB WORK AHEAD OF PIT PRODUCTION
Tags: us_NM, laboratory, discovery, environmental, radiation
WOOD COUNTY EXIT RAMP CLOSED DUE TO CRASH, HAZMAT SPILL
Tags: us_OH, transportation, release, injury, unknown_chemical
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HAZMAT SITUATION ON ATLANTIC AVENUE
Tags: us_MA, public, release, response, ethylene_glycol, hvac_chemicals
EXPLOSION AT PACKAGING PLANT CAUSES INJURIES
Tags: us_GA, industrial, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
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CHEMICAL FIRE AT UNL'S HAMILTON HALL DAMAGES LAB
https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/chemical-fire-at-unls-hamilton-hall-damages-lab/article_b870821f-1953-502a-bec4-c0c03910e9a3.html
Tags: us_NE, laboratory, fire, response, flammables
Lab workers in Hamilton Hall at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln caused a chemical flash fire around noon on Sunday, according to Lincoln Fire and Rescue.
LFR Captain Bob Watton said UNL chemists were working with two highly flammable chemical compounds in a small lab on the eighth floor when a water leak caused a reaction and started a flash fire.
Watton said the fire was contained in the room, which has scorch marks and water damage. There are no injuries.
LFR remained on the scene for a considerable amount of time, he said, taking extra precautions to avoid any burns or adverse health effects due to the chemicals.
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NEW YORK LEGISLATURE APPROVES BILL TO BAN PFAS IN FOOD CONTAINERS
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/New-York-Legislature-bans-PFAS-in-food-containers-15434515.php
Tags: us_NY, public, follow-up, environmental, toxics
ALBANY ‰?? In what may be the latest battlefront over potentially toxic PFAS chemicals in the environment, the state Legislature has approved a bill that would ban using the substances in food packaging.
PFAS‰??s, or poly and perfluorooctanoic acids, are associated with health problems such as thyroid disorders and cancers. Discovery of the chemicals in the village of Hoosick Falls‰?? water supply several years ago prompted emergency measures followed by a planned rebuilding of the municipal system.
There also has been a move to ban PFAS incineration amid worries about emissions such as those coming from the Cohoes‰?? Norlite aggregate plant, which had been burning firefighting foam made with the substance.
PFAS substances, which are known for their sturdy chemical makeup, have long been used in food packaging such as bags for pastries and popcorn as well as pizza boxes.
With that in mind, bills to ban PFAS used in food containers that were sponsored by Manhattan Sen. Brad Hoylman and Albany Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy, both Democrats, were approved by lawmakers last week.
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CAUSE OF FIRE AT GARNER CHEMICAL PLANT UNDER INVESTIGATION
https://www.cbs17.com/news/cause-of-fire-at-garner-chemical-plant-under-investigation/
Tags: us_NC, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical
GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) ‰?? Authorities say no one was injured in a fire at a chemical plant in Garner Saturday morning.
Firefighters responded to the 3700 block of Conquest Drive shortly after 5 a.m.
Hazmat crews responded as a precaution.
Authorities say no chemicals were involved in the fire and the cause remains under investigation.
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KIDS SICKENED BY TOXIC CHEMICALS AT NJ POOL
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-toxic-chemicals-pool-new-jersey-20200724-5r3o2ohf5zbadhh7byxut3cimu-story.html
Tags: us_NJ, public, release, injury, pool_chemicals
Nearly two dozen people, mostly children, were sickened by a cloud of toxic chemicals at a pool in New Jersey, officials said Friday.
At least 23 people fell ill shortly after 9 a.m. Friday morning after breathing in the noxious vapor at the Glacier Hills Association Pool in Parsippany, police said in a statement.
Investigators believe the toxic cloud was a mixture of pool chemicals that included chlorine and muriatic acid.
Chlorine is used to kill bacteria in pools. Muriatic acid, a diluted yet still corrosive form of hydrochloric acid. It is generally used to lower the alkalinity and pH levels in pool water.
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CHEMICAL REACTION EVACUATES WEST CARROLLTON BUSINESS
https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/chemical-reaction-evacuates-west-carrollton-business/
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
WEST CARROLLTON, Ohio (WDTN) ‰?? Emergency crews were called to a West Carrollton Friday after a chemical reaction set off an alarm.
West Carrollton Police told 2 NEWS crews were called to NuVasive, Inc. at 805 Liberty Lane after a fire alarm sounded around 10:20 a.m. Friday. When firefighters arrived they found a chemical reaction had occurred and the building was evacuated. Some nearby buildings were also evacuated as a precaution.
A hazardous materials team was called to the plant and contained the incident. No illnesses or injuries were reported.
Officials did not release any details about the chemicals involved or what happened.
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NGT SUGGESTS NEED FOR PREVENTIVE ACTION TO AVOID MASSIVE FIRES AT CHEMICAL PLANTS-ANI
http://www.businessworld.in/article/NGT-suggests-need-for-preventive-action-to-avoid-massive-fires-at-chemical-plants/24-07-2020-301141/
Tags: India, industrial, discovery, environmental, unknown_chemical
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suggested a need for preventive action including conducting mock-drills to avoid any incidents related to massive fires in the chemical plants and asked the Chief Secretaries of all States to hold meetings with concerned officers and stakeholders to take stock of the situation and issue such directions as may be found necessary.
"In view of the repeated failures of compliance of safety norms, there is need for preventive action to avoid any such incidents for which the Chief Secretaries of the all the States may hold meetings with concerned officers and stakeholders within two weeks from today to take stock of the situation and issue such directions as may be found necessary. The preventive action may also include mock-drills as a statutory requirement to be performed under the 1989 Rules," the NGT bench headed by its chairperson AK Goel said.
"We have come across several incidents in recent past (within last three months) resulting in deaths of and injuries to human beings and damage to the environment on account of the failure of compliance of the statutory provisions including the on-site and off-site emergency plans and also other safety measures," the green tribunal said.
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FRENCH REFINERY LEAKS TOXIC CHEMICAL INTO MARINE LIFE AREA
https://www.click2houston.com/news/world/2020/07/24/french-refinery-leaks-toxic-chemical-into-marine-life-area/
Tags: France, industrial, release, response, other_chemical
PARIS ‰?? An orange-brown chemical sheet spread over 15 acres (6 hectares) of a nationally recognized marine life area in the French Mediterranean following a leak at a petrochemical plant in southern France, the local fire service said Friday.
The leak at the Lavera refinery spilled 200 gallons or more of iron chloride into the sea, American-owned chemical company Kem One, which runs the plant, said. Contact with iron chloride can harm eyes and mucous membranes, and ingesting it can be fatal.
Refinery officials said the problem at the processing plant in Martigues, near Marseille, was reported at 1:50 a.m. Thursday. They said the iron chloride spilled from a tank onto a faulty safety system, which flooded into the nearby sewage systems and into the sea.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY CITES NAVY FOR SHIP FIRE ‰?? VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/science-environment/san-diego-county-cites-navy-for-ship-fire/
Tags: us_CA, public, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
What pollutants billowed into the air as a Navy ship burned in San Diego harbor earlier this month are finally now public ‰?? and so are a number of violations against the military for emitting them.
The USS Bonhomme Richard, an almost 900-foot marine assault vessel, caught fire on July 12 and blanketed the region in smoke. Within days, the haze caught a westerly wind, casting fine particles through the air as far as El Cajon.
Residents of San Diego neighborhoods (especially those close to the shipyards) reported nausea and headaches.
A team of air pollution specialists worked overtime last week, following social media reports to locate where smoke from the burning ship reached San Diegans. They carried with them silver canisters, a bit smaller than a basketball, which capture air in a vacuum and store it until laboratory technicians can analyze its contents.
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FOUR MAINTENANCE WORKERS INJURED AT WACKER PLANT ON FRIDAY
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2020/jul/24/four-maintenance-workers-injured-wacker-plant-friday/528287/
Tags: us_TN, industrial, release, injury, unknown_chemical
Four contract workers at the Wacker Chemical plant in Charleston, Tennessee were injured Friday afternoon while performing maintenance in one of the process buildings at the polysilicon production facility.
At about 1:20 p.m. Friday, an emergency call to 911 came from Wacker and the injured workers were taken to the hospital for evaluation, according to a company statement Friday night.
Wacker spokeswoman Lisa Mantooth said the contractors were working on non-operating equipment. The Bradley County sheriff's office said the workers were transported to the hospital via ambulance and airlift after the workers were hurt by apparent chemical burns with inhalation of possible toxic substances.
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TOXINS IN NON-STICK COOKWARE CAUSE DIABETES, INFERTILITY AND IMPAIRED BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: STUDY
https://www.ibtimes.sg/toxins-non-stick-cookware-causes-diabetes-infertility-impaired-brain-development-study-49000
Tags: us_NY, public, discovery, environmental, toxics
For years, researchers have linked various chemicals found in daily-use products to diseases, including cancer. Now, a research team from New York University's Grossman School of Medicine found another set of chemicals found in non-stick cookware, waterproof clothing, and can linings that cause infertility, diabetes, and impaired brain development.
The study published in the journals Endocrinology and the Lancet reviewed hundreds of research papers. They found several endocrine disruptors that lead to obesity, to endometriosis ‰?? a painful and abnormal growth of tissue on the outside of the womb ‰?? and to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which causes infertility. The toxins that cause these health issues include perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Not only women's fertility but also men's fertility is affected by these chemicals.
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LANL TO INCREASE PLUTONIUM LAB WORK AHEAD OF PIT PRODUCTION
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/lanl-to-increase-plutonium-lab-work-ahead-of-pit-production/article_6dacc7da-cd0c-11ea-8ffa-23cd82355a4f.html
Tags: us_NM, laboratory, discovery, environmental, radiation
Los Alamos National Laboratory is planning to move its plutonium analysis into a radiology building where officials say the work can grow.
Relocating the plutonium work from a 1950s-era chemistry and metallurgy facility to the radiology lab will allow an increase in the amount of low-level radioactive material technicians can handle ‰?? to 400 grams from the current 38.6 grams ‰?? as LANL ramps up its production of nuclear weapons triggers.
The radiology lab is designed to house nuclear operations and is conveniently located near LANL‰??s plutonium facility, said Toni Chiri, a spokeswoman for the National Nuclear Security Administration, a branch of the U.S. Department of Energy that oversees national labs.
‰??The project would allow NNSA to optimize the use of laboratory space for all plutonium work at Los Alamos,‰?? Chiri said in an email.
But the move will require significant upgrades to the radiology facility.
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WOOD COUNTY EXIT RAMP CLOSED DUE TO CRASH, HAZMAT SPILL
https://www.toledoblade.com/local/transportation/2020/07/23/wood-county-exit-ramp-closed-due-to-crash-hazmat-spill/stories/20200723078
Tags: us_OH, transportation, release, injury, unknown_chemical
The exit ramp from northbound I-75 to the Ohio Turnpike and State Rt. 795 near Perrysburg is closed because of a hazardous-materials spill resulting from a truck crash, the Ohio State Highway Patrol‰??s Bowling Green post reported.
The 5 a.m. crash involved a single commercial vehicle and was believed to have caused injuries of unknown extent, troopers said. They did not specify the truck‰??s cargo.
Crews remained on scene nearly three hours later, though the Ohio Department of Transportation is not reporting additional traffic delays because of the incident. It is unknown how long crews will be on scene.
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FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HAZMAT SITUATION ON ATLANTIC AVENUE
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/23/metro/firefighters-respond-hazmat-situation-atlantic-avenue/
Tags: us_MA, public, release, response, ethylene_glycol, hvac_chemicals
Firefighters responded to a Hazmat situation on Atlantic Avenue and Essex Street Thursday after a construction company cut through an HVAC coolant line, causing about 100 gallons of material to spill into the street, officials said.
The accident, which happened around 8:30 p.m., caused a nontoxic material, ethanol glycol, to spill from a fourth floor window, onto the sidewalk, and into the drains below, officials said. No injuries were reported.
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EXPLOSION AT PACKAGING PLANT CAUSES INJURIES
https://www.powderbulksolids.com/industrial-fires-explosions/explosion-packaging-plant-causes-injuries
Tags: us_GA, industrial, explosion, injury, unknown_chemical
Several area fire departments responded to an explosion at the Granite Packaging LLC manufacturing plant in Social Circle, GA on Thursday morning, local news organizations reported.
The town‰??s mayor, David Keener, told Your Local News that the blast at the Leggett Road plant caused some injuries, but he could not provide specific details. Social Circle Police Department Deputy Chief Jimmy Robinson said in coverage by the Walton Tribune that one person was transported to a hospital in Atlanta by helicopter and several others with injuries received treatment on scene.
A fire official with Walton County Fire Rescue described the incident as a chemical explosion in Your Local News‰?? account.
No information was available on the cause of the explosion.
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