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Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 7:14:43 AM
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Table of Contents (13 articles)
LEBANON APPROVES FUND TO REMOVE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FROM BEIRUT'S PORT
Tags: Lebanon, public, follow-up, environmental, flammables
FIRE, EXPLOSIONS AT CORNELIUS ETHANOL FACILITY PROMPT EVACUATION
Tags: us_OR, industrial, explosion, response, ethanol
HAZMAT TEAM CALLED TO AID SHERMAN TRANSFORMER FIRE
Tags: us_TX, public, fire, response, toxics
CANBERRA‰??S SCHOOLS WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REVEALED
Tags: Australia, education, discovery, environmental, asbestos, lead_dust
WEST CHESTER FD ASKING NEARBY RESIDENTS TO SHELTER IN PLACE AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, HCl, hydrochloric_acid
UNDERSTAFFED CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD RIPE FOR REVAMP AS PROBES LAG
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
EPA LEADER SCRUTINIZES DICAMBA RULE
Tags: us_AR, public, discovery, environmental, pesticides
GHS IMPLEMENTATION TO STRENGTHEN GLOBAL CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION: WILL WE EVER GET THERE?
Tags: Malaysia, public, discovery, environmental
WEST CHESTER FD ASKING NEARBY RESIDENTS TO SHELTER IN PLACE AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
FATAL FENTANYL OVERDOSE CAUSES 2 JERSEY CITY COPS TO BE HOSPITALIZED AND HAZMAT UNIT RESPONSE
Tags: us_NJ, public, release, injury, clandestine_lab
HAZMAT CRASH CLOSES INTERSTATE LANES IN COLORADO CANYON WITH 'NO ESTIMATED TIME OF REOPENING'
Tags: us_CO, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
PETROLEUM INCIDENT IN EUREKA
Tags: us_CA, public, release, response, diesel
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY MONITORS EMERGING ISSUE OF PFAS ‰?? LOS ALAMOS REPORTER
Tags: us_NM, public, discovery, environmental, toxic
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LEBANON APPROVES FUND TO REMOVE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FROM BEIRUT'S PORT
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-03/16/c_139815063.htm
Tags: Lebanon, public, follow-up, environmental, flammables
BEIRUT, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun approved on Tuesday allocating part of a World Bank loan to fund the removal of dangerous containers at Beirut's Port, a statement by Lebanon's presidency reported.
"President Aoun stressed the need to take necessary steps to ship the hazardous materials that are still stored at the port, in accordance with the laws and regulations in force," Public Works and Transport Minister Michel Najjar said following his meeting with Aoun at Baabda Palace.
The German company Combi Lift packed, last month, 52 containers of flammable materials found at Beirut's port following the two big blasts that rocked the port on Aug. 4, 2020. The company did not ship the containers yet, waiting for a payment to be made by Lebanon.
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FIRE, EXPLOSIONS AT CORNELIUS ETHANOL FACILITY PROMPT EVACUATION
https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2021/03/fire-reported-explosions-at-ethanol-facility-prompt-evacuation-in-cornelius.html
Tags: us_OR, industrial, explosion, response, ethanol
Explosions and a large fire at a Cornelius business that produces ethanol prompted an evacuation Tuesday afternoon.
Firefighters were dispatched at 1:30 p.m. to initial reports of a fuel tank on fire at a facility on the 500 block of North 4th Avenue. Crews initially began working to extinguish the fire but were pulled back to a safe distance due to ‰??explosions and erratic fire conditions,‰?? Forest Grove Fire & Rescue spokesperson Matt Johnston said Tuesday night.
The Cornelius Fire Department said the fire was ‰??under control‰?? a little after 7 p.m. Hazmat and Portland Airport crews were re-assessing the situation in hopes of fully extinguishing the fires. Shortly after, residents were able to to their homes and roads were re-opened.
The flames erupted at the Summit Foods Inc. complex on North 4th Avenue, which also houses subsidiary Thunderbolt Racing Fuel, said Allen Shapiro, a distributor for the fuel company. Shapiro told The Oregonian/OregonLive he had been in contact with an employee of the company who told him everyone in the building had gotten out safe after the fire started.
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HAZMAT TEAM CALLED TO AID SHERMAN TRANSFORMER FIRE
https://www.kxii.com/2021/03/17/hazmat-team-called-to-aid-sherman-transformer-fire/
Tags: us_TX, public, fire, response, toxics
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - Firefighters say it started behind the First United Bank Building in the 2000 block of Texoma Parkway near Grand Avenue Tuesday evening.
They say the transformer is older, and carried about 70 gallons of toxic chemicals, known as PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenals.
A hazmat team with Oncore was called to aid firefighters.
Officials say the transformer supplies the electricity, and say everyone inside the building at the time was able to safely evacuate.
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CANBERRA‰??S SCHOOLS WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REVEALED
https://www.hit.com.au/story/canberra-s-schools-with-lead-paint-and-asbestos-revealed-169039
Tags: Australia, education, discovery, environmental, asbestos, lead_dust
A total of 76 Canberra Public Schools have been identified as having either traces of lead paint or asbestos.
The Education Minister, Yvette Berry made the list publicly available on Wednesday, after coming under fire from the Liberals demanding to know which schools were affected.
Ms Berry on Monday said testing of the hazardous materials during the summer school holidays all returned results below safe levels.
‰??None of the testing has identified any of the lead dust in any of the teaching or learning spaces.‰??
The Education Directorate said its committed to maintaining the Territory‰??s school buildings of varying ages.
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WEST CHESTER FD ASKING NEARBY RESIDENTS TO SHELTER IN PLACE AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
https://www.wlwt.com/article/matter-of-fact-citizenship-test/35850474
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, HCl, hydrochloric_acid
WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio ‰??
A shelter-in-place advisory has been lifted after fire crews responded to a chemical spill in West Chester on Monday.
Crews were called out around 11:18 a.m. to 4544 Muhlhauser Road for a burst chemical pipe at a business, according to the fire department.
Hazmat crews identified the leak as hydrochloric acid and contained the spill for the most part to the building.
Some of the spill leaked into a creek and is now being handled by the EPA.
A shelter-in-place advisory was issued for residents within a half mile of the spill out of an abundance of caution. The shelter in place has since been lifted.
Officials gave an update at 1 p.m. saying crews are continuing to clean up the scene and Muhlhauser Road will be closed for at least another hour.
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UNDERSTAFFED CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD RIPE FOR REVAMP AS PROBES LAG
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/safety/understaffed-chemical-safety-board-ripe-for-revamp-as-probes-lag
Tags: public, discovery, environmental
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is running on fumes. With 80% of its board seats vacant and more than a dozen open investigations, CSB staffers are being asked to take on management responsibilities while the agency is run by Trump administration holdover Katherine Lemos, a self-proclaimed quorum of one.
The Biden administration can change that, but it‰??s given scant indication it‰??ll do so any time soon.
The CSB investigates the causes of chemical disasters and issues recommendations to other federal agencies, companies, and the public to reduce the risk of future accidents. At least three times, former President Donald Trump proposed budgets calling for the agency‰??s elimination.
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EPA LEADER SCRUTINIZES DICAMBA RULE
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/mar/16/epa-leader-scrutinizes-dicamba-rule/
Tags: us_AR, public, discovery, environmental, pesticides
Politics interfered with science in the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration's decision in 2018 to allow in-crop use of dicamba for another two years, one of its top administrators said in a recent email to employees.
"Over the past few years, I am aware that political interference sometimes compromised the integrity of our science," Michal Freedhoff, the new acting assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, wrote in a March 10 email to all employees in her division.
"DTN/Progressive Farmer," an agriculture news outlet, on Friday first reported Freedhoff's email. The news outlet also reported that Freedhoff said at a recent conference of pesticide regulators that results of this year's crop season could bring a review of the Trump administration's decision last fall to register three dicamba formulations through the 2025 crop season.
"This is a new day, about communication, trust, transparency and the importance of science in our regulatory decision-making process," Freedhoff also wrote. "All of us are responsible for ensuring the scientific integrity of our work. All of us are responsible for creating a work environment where everyone feels free to speak up without fear."
The EPA's press office on Monday confirmed Freedhoff's email and comments
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GHS IMPLEMENTATION TO STRENGTHEN GLOBAL CHEMICAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION: WILL WE EVER GET THERE?
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chas.0c00114
Tags: Malaysia, public, discovery, environmental
The establishment of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is one of the global initiatives to promote effective chemical hazard communication worldwide. Ultimately, the GHS aims to enhance safe use of chemicals, as well as to facilitate chemical trading across national borders. Countries that are now adopting GHS into their respective national legislations include the EU, US, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia. Nonetheless, challenges exist that might impede GHS implementation worldwide. These challenges have been identified and are discussed in this paper, namely, (i) adoption of different versions of the GHS document, (ii) adoption of building blocks, (iii) list of classified chemicals, (iv) different chemical mixture classification throughout the supply chain, and (v) the definition of GHS implementation. The challenges discussed in this paper are not to discourage countries from implementing GHS but, rather, to serve as input f!
or the relevant entities to further strengthen GHS implementation worldwide.
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WEST CHESTER FD ASKING NEARBY RESIDENTS TO SHELTER IN PLACE AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL
https://www.wlwt.com/article/watch-dad-disarms-man-after-gun-is-pulled-during-business-meeting/35846077
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, hydrochloric_acid
WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio ‰??
A shelter-in-place advisory has been lifted after fire crews responded to a chemical spill in West Chester on Monday.
Crews were called out around 11:18 a.m. to 4544 Muhlhauser Road for a burst chemical pipe at a business, according to the fire department.
Hazmat crews identified the leak as hydrochloric acid and contained the spill for the most part to the building.
Some of the spill leaked into a creek and is now being handled by the EPA.
A shelter-in-place advisory was issued for residents within a half mile of the spill out of an abundance of caution. The shelter in place has since been lifted.
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FATAL FENTANYL OVERDOSE CAUSES 2 JERSEY CITY COPS TO BE HOSPITALIZED AND HAZMAT UNIT RESPONSE
https://hudsoncountyview.com/fatal-fentanyl-overdose-causes-2-jersey-city-cops-to-be-hospitalized-and-hazmat-unit-response/
Tags: us_NJ, public, release, injury, clandestine_lab
On Saturday at approximately 4 p.m., Jersey City police officers responded a call at 93 Grant Ave. about an apparent drug overdose, according to city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione.
A 43-year-old man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead and two officers were exposed to fentanyl while providing CPR to the victim.
As a result, they were transported to a local hospital for treatment and the Jersey City Fire Department Hazmat Unit responded to decontaminate the scene, Wallace-Scalcione said.
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HAZMAT CRASH CLOSES INTERSTATE LANES IN COLORADO CANYON WITH 'NO ESTIMATED TIME OF REOPENING'
https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/hazmat-crash-closes-interstate-lanes-in-colorado-canyon-with-no-estimated-time-of-reopening/article_7f36dbca-85bd-11eb-8d1b-d79cf03b5451.html
Tags: us_CO, transportation, release, response, unknown_chemical
A crash involving a vehicle that was carrying hazardous materials closed down westbound lanes of I-70 in De Beque Canyon as clean-up is underway. The wreck occurred on Sunday, but the closure remains in place as of a Monday morning update.
During this stretch, Interstate 70 travels in close proximity to the Colorado River. Details about whether or not any sort of hazardous materials got into the river as a result of the wreck have not been released.
The Monday morning update informed travelers that an extended closure is expected and that there is no estimated time of reopening. Westbound travelers can travel a detour route by taking Exit 62, traveling west on Mesa County 45.5 road to CO 65. Colorado 65 will then allow travelers to head northbound back to I-70.
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PETROLEUM INCIDENT IN EUREKA
https://lostcoastoutpost.com/hazmat/21-1394/
Tags: us_CA, public, release, response, diesel
A new hazardous materials incident involving petroleum has been reported to the California Office of Emergency Services.
According to a report published by the office, the incident took place at or near merchant/business in Eureka at around 8 a.m. today.
About five gallons of a substance described as ‰??diesel‰?? were released to the environment, according to the person who called in the report.
Here‰??s the description of the incident that was recorded by the Office of Emergency Services:
RP states that due to a vehicle with a leaking fuel filter, there was a release of approximately 5 gallons of diesel onto the ground that entered a facility storm drain. The storm drain flows to the oil/water separator at the facility and no waterways or outside storm drains have been impacted. The release on the pavement has been cleaned up and a contractor is enroute to clean the facility storm drain and oil/water separator
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LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY MONITORS EMERGING ISSUE OF PFAS ‰?? LOS ALAMOS REPORTER
https://losalamosreporter.com/2021/03/15/los-alamos-national-laboratory-monitors-emerging-issue-of-pfas/
Tags: us_NM, public, discovery, environmental, toxic
The Los Alamos Reporter reached out to Los Alamos National Laboratory to find out more about PFAS and its potential uses at the Lab over the years. She met virtually with Kassidy Boorman, Pollution Prevention Program Lead who specializes in PFAS source reduction, process improvement and proactive environmental protection. Also on hand were Bill Foley, an environmental compliance professional with more than 30 years of experience in environmental management in both groundwater and surface water programs, and Karen Armijo, manager for permitting and compliance programs for the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Los Alamos Field Office.
Boorman noted that PFAS regulatory limits have not been established for environmental media at a federal or state level.
‰??Regulations are complicated and evolving at this point. New Mexico has, however, listed three PFAS as a toxic pollutant for underground and surface water protection regulation: perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS),‰?? she said.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a health advisory of 70 parts per trillion (ppt) total for PFOA and PFOS but this limit is only for drinking water so it will not cover the many other media that are being sampled for PFAS nationally including at LANL.
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