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Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 6:28:31 AM
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GRPD BOMB SQUAD TO DISPOSE OF EXPLOSIVES, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THIS WEEK
Tags: us_MI, industrial, explosion, environmental, explosives, waste
ANALYSIS SUGGESTS OREGON‰??S WILDFIRE SMOKE COMES WITH A SIDE OF CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS
Tags: us_OR, public, discovery, environmental, benzene, formaldehyde
3 EMPLOYEES SICKENED BY CARBON MONOXIDE AT RIVER NORTH RESTAURANT ‰?? CBS CHICAGO
Tags: us_IL, public, release, injury, carbon_monoxide
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GRPD BOMB SQUAD TO DISPOSE OF EXPLOSIVES, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS THIS WEEK
https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/grpd-bomb-squad-to-dispose-of-explosives-hazardous-materials-this-week
Tags: us_MI, industrial, explosion, environmental, explosives, waste
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. ‰?? The Grand Rapids Police Department‰??s bomb squad will be safely disposing of explosives and other hazardous materials that were seized during investigations or are expiring.
It‰??ll be done between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Dec. 30 at the Grand Rapids Compost and Yard Waste site located at 2001 Butterworth St. SW, a news release said Tuesday.
To safely and properly dispose of these items, the bomb squad will need to set off intermittent controlled detonations.
People using the Fred Meijer Millennium Trail or those who live in the area ‰?? specifically those on Butterworth Street SW, O'Brien Road SW, Covell Avenue SW and Maynard Avenue SW ‰?? may hear the detonations.
Pets sensitive to loud noises may also be affected.
Grand Rapids‰?? 911 Communications Center is aware of this event.
The area being used at the Grand Rapids Compost and Yard Waste site is only on a small section of the property, so officials say services will be open to the public as usual.
‰??We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to residents in the area; however, this is needed to safely dispose of these materials,‰?? said Captain Michael Maycroft, commander of GRPD‰??s bomb squad operations.
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ANALYSIS SUGGESTS OREGON‰??S WILDFIRE SMOKE COMES WITH A SIDE OF CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICALS
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/12/27/oregon-wildfire-smoke-voc-cancer-air-quality-chemicals/
Tags: us_OR, public, discovery, environmental, benzene, formaldehyde
Over the past decade, there‰??s been a noticeable uptick in wildfires in the Pacific Northwest. With those fires come smoke and air quality issues for surrounding communities.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality monitors particulate at more than 20 air quality stations scattered all over the state. At nine of those sites, they‰??re also monitoring for a host of chemical compounds known to be dangerous to human health. Several of these chemicals were detected at elevated levels during the wildfires of 2020.
‰??We take VOC (volatile organic compound) measurements every six days and if it happens to overlap with a forest fire smoke plume, then we can see some of that,‰?? said Ben Ayers, a DEQ air quality scientist.
The results of that monitoring were presented at the December meeting of the American Geophysical Union, an association of scientists and science enthusiasts.
Overall, tiny particulate matter ‰?? called PM 2.5 ‰?? has been the main focus of DEQ‰??s monitoring. These particulates are so small that they can absorb from the lungs into the bloodstream. They‰??re associated with respiratory and heart disease, but recent research has shown that the particulates can even pass from the bloodstream into the brain.
But there are other chemicals connected to wildfire smoke that state and federal agencies recognize as cancer risks.
DEQ found some of these compounds were present in locations across Oregon at near or above levels of concern for health impacts other than cancer.
‰??So benzene and we‰??ll also see benzo(a)pyrene. We‰??ve seen very high levels of formaldehyde. All of that is actually not that great for your health. So we want to be able to incorporate that eventually into the app that we use for air quality index,‰?? he said.
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3 EMPLOYEES SICKENED BY CARBON MONOXIDE AT RIVER NORTH RESTAURANT ‰?? CBS CHICAGO
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/26/river-north-hazmat-grand/
Tags: us_IL, public, release, injury, carbon_monoxide
CHICAGO (CBS) ‰?? Chicago firefighters responded to a hazmat situation in a building in the city‰??s River North neighborhood Sunday night, officials confirmed.
Around 5:30 p.m., firefighters responded to an eight story building at 59 W. Grand for the Level 1 Hazmat due to high carbon monoxide levels. The building is a mixed occupancy building.
According to the Chicago Police Department, three restaurant employees were transported in good condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in by the Chicago Fire Department. Two of those people were in serious to critical condition and one was in fair to serious condition.
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