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Friday, August 20, 2021 at 6:20:22 AM
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Table of Contents (5 articles)
WEST HARTFORD HOMEOWNER IGNORES WARNING, TOSSES CHEMICALS INTO GARBAGE TRUCK LEADING TO SMOKY SCENE, HAZMAT RESPONSE: POLICE
Tags: us_CT, public, fire, injury, unknown_chemical, waste
SURREY FIRE RESPONDS TO HAZMAT CALL, NO THREAT TO ENVIRONMENT ‰?? NORTH DELTA REPORTER
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
HAZMAT CREWS RESPOND TO REPORTED AMMONIA LEAK AT PERFORMANCE FOODSERVICE IN HENRICO
Tags: us_VA, industrial, release, response, ammonia
TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL TO TAKE NO ACTION ON STRATFORD CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: New_Zealand, public, release, injury, waste, cleaners
BIDEN EPA IS BANNING THE USE OF CHLORPYRIFOS, A PESTICIDE LINKED TO HARM IN KIDS, ON FOOD
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, pesticides
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WEST HARTFORD HOMEOWNER IGNORES WARNING, TOSSES CHEMICALS INTO GARBAGE TRUCK LEADING TO SMOKY SCENE, HAZMAT RESPONSE: POLICE
https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/big-cloud-homeowner-ignores-warning-tosses-chemicals-into-garbage-truck-leading-to-smoky-scene-hazmat-response-west-hartford-police/520-da2aba32-bf5c-48fb-b08d-9eb4208488be
Tags: us_CT, public, fire, injury, unknown_chemical, waste
WEST HARTFORD, Conn ‰?? Police said a homeowner trying to get rid of some chemicals ignored restrictions, which led to a smoky scene, a large hazmat response and his arrest on Wednesday.
Officers responded to the area of 61 Ballard Dr. for a hazardous material call.
According to a release, the driver from Paine‰??s Recycling company reported an unknown substance in the back of the garbage truck he was operating caused a chemical reaction.
The driver told police a white cloud began to come from the rear of the truck, which was confirmed by first responders on scene.
As a result, additional West Hartford Fire resources were called in along with AMR Ambulance, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, EnConn Environmental Police and a UConn Fire Haz Mat team.
Police said the homeowner had ordered a bulky trash pick-up. However, some of the items had to be refused by Paine‰??s as they were unknown chemicals.
According to officials, the homeowner then threw the items into the rear of the open garbage truck anyway, leading to the chemical reaction and the large emergency response.
Ballard Dr. had to be closed and remains shut down in that area until a hazardous waste clean-up is completed.
Police said the homeowner, 66-year-old John Brennan, will be responsible for the clean-up and was making his own arrangements with a licensed contractor.
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SURREY FIRE RESPONDS TO HAZMAT CALL, NO THREAT TO ENVIRONMENT ‰?? NORTH DELTA REPORTER
https://www.northdeltareporter.com/news/surrey-fire-responds-to-hazmat-call-at-pacific-coast-express/
Tags: Canada, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
Surrey Fire Service responded to an incident at Pacific Coast Express (10299 Grace Rd.) Wednesday afternoon with a hazardous material team.
A witness said firefighters were responding to some sort of spill outside of the warehouse. However, Surrey Fire Service told the Now-Leader, there was no threat to the environment or safety.
A private contractor has been hired to clean the scene.
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HAZMAT CREWS RESPOND TO REPORTED AMMONIA LEAK AT PERFORMANCE FOODSERVICE IN HENRICO
https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/henrico-county/hazmat-crews-respond-to-ammonia-leak-at-henrico-foodservice-facility/
Tags: us_VA, industrial, release, response, ammonia
HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) ‰?? A foodservice facility is back up and running after an ammonia leak Wednesday afternoon.
Henrico fire crews were dispatched to the Performance Foodservice facility on Ranco Road at around 1:30 p.m. for reports of a gas odor in the building.
Once on scene, they were made aware of an ammonia leak. A hazmat team was called in and the building was evacuated.
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TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL TO TAKE NO ACTION ON STRATFORD CHEMICAL SPILL
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/126116622/taranaki-regional-council-to-take-no-action-on-stratford-chemical-spill
Tags: New_Zealand, public, release, injury, waste, cleaners
The Taranaki Regional Council will take no further action on a chemical spill that closed a stretch of State Highway 3 through Stratford for four hours.
Fire crews from around the region were called to the town's main street on Monday night after two chemicals reacted and boiled over when a shop owner and plumber attempted to clean a drain.
The plumber inhaled the reaction, and was assessed at the scene as having minor injuries, while crews had to call Australia for help in dealing with the spill.
In an emailed statement, Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) compliance manager Bruce Pope said the contaminant was discharged into the waste water system.
Pope said there was no discharge to storm water, and no impact on the environment.
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BIDEN EPA IS BANNING THE USE OF CHLORPYRIFOS, A PESTICIDE LINKED TO HARM IN KIDS, ON FOOD
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/08/18/chlorpyrifos/
Tags: public, discovery, environmental, pesticides
The Environmental Protection Agency will ban the use of a pesticide widely applied on food crops but linked to neurological damage in children, reversing one of the Trump administration‰??s most fraught public health decisions.
The final rule released Wednesday will put a stop to the spraying of chlorpyrifos on fruits and vegetables across the country, to protect the health of both farmworkers dispersing the pesticide and children eating produce treated with it.
The move to curtail use of the potent insect-killing chemical on food overturns a 2017 decision by then-EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to keep the pesticide on the market despite a recommendation by the agency‰??s scientists to restrict it, given its potential risks.
‰??This comes after more than a decade of science in which it became pretty clear that there were potential neurodevelopmental effects on children that were being observed at lower levels than people had previously thought,‰?? Michal Freedhoff, the EPA‰??s top official for chemical safety and pollution prevention, said in a phone interview.
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