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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 6:35:14 AM
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Table of Contents (7 articles)
IDENTIFYING UNIVERSITY CHEMICALS THAT POSE SECURITY RISKS: A SIMPLE QUALITATIVE APPROACH
Tags: laboratory, discovery, environmental
SAFER CHEMICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RELIABLE TEST METHODS TO IDENTIFY ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS
Tags: Europe, laboratory, discovery, environmental, pesticides
CLIMATE CHANGE PUTS NEARLY A THIRD OF US FACILITIES STORING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS AT RISK
Tags: us_TX, public, discovery, environmental, toxics
HAZMAT TEAM CLEANS ROADWAY OIL SPILL IN BERKELEY
Tags: us_NJ, transportation, release, response, oils
ACID SPILLED AT BI-COUNTY TRANSFER STATION, CAUSING SHUTDOWN UNTIL MONDAY
Tags: us_TN, industrial, release, response, acids, waste
CORKSCREW RD. REOPENS AFTER SODIUM HYDROXIDE SPILL
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
ISLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL SHUTS AFTER RAGING WAREHOUSE INFERNO IN NEWCASTLE
Tags: Australia, industrial, fire, environmental, asbestos
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IDENTIFYING UNIVERSITY CHEMICALS THAT POSE SECURITY RISKS: A SIMPLE QUALITATIVE APPROACH
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chas.0c00082
Tags: laboratory, discovery, environmental
Various laboratory-focused tools and methodologies for completing a safety risk assessment have been published, yet few similar resources to address chemical security exist. Herein, we describe a chemical security risk assessment case study at a university in a developing country. In this case study, we demonstrate a chemical security risk assessment for a university chemistry department, using an original inventory of 645 entries which was condensed to 295 chemicals after removing duplicates and erroneous entries. We then prioritized to highlight 83 chemicals of interest based on hazardous or dual-use properties that could lead to unacceptable consequences. We further refined to a list of 34 high-risk chemicals that required action, 48 chemicals that may need further justification and consideration for additional protection, and 1 chemical that did not need further consideration for additional protection.
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SAFER CHEMICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RELIABLE TEST METHODS TO IDENTIFY ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-03-safer-chemical-reliable-methods-endocrine.html
Tags: Europe, laboratory, discovery, environmental, pesticides
A new policy brief outlines recommendations for tests to identify endocrine disruptors (EDs) . The brief has been published by EURION, a cluster of projects working on emerging ED research.
EDs are mostly man-made chemicals which affect the body's hormonal systems. Found in pesticides, food contaminants, and personal care products, they have been linked to disruptions in reproductive, growth, immune functions, and numerous other hormonal functions. The public may be exposed to them through food, dust, water, air particles, and skin contact. ED research, particularly of the adverse effects on thyroid, brain, metabolic and reproductive health has been limited which has hindered their effective regulation.
EURION, a collaboration between eight research projects across Europe, focuses on developing methods and testing strategies for under-studied dysfunctions caused by EDs, including metabolic, brain, thyroid and reproductive disorders. Launched in 2019, the EC Horizon 2020-funded cluster is the largest of its kind, with over ‰?Â50 million of funding and bringing together more than 70 groups to synergize their research.
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CLIMATE CHANGE PUTS NEARLY A THIRD OF US FACILITIES STORING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS AT RISK
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/climate-change-puts-nearly-a-third-of-us-facilities-storing-dangerous-chemicals-at-risk/4015333.article
Tags: us_TX, public, discovery, environmental, toxics
Almost one-third of chemical facilities in the US that store hazardous substances are threatened by global warming and its associated climate affects, the US Congress' Government Accountability Office (GAO) has concluded.
The congressional watchdog found that 31% of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) 10,420 so-called 'Risk Management Plan' (RMP) facilities ' which store or use dangerous chemicals ' are located in areas with 'natural hazards' that may be exacerbated by climate change. These elevated dangers include flooding, storm surges, wildfires and rising sea levels.
'Accidental releases of hazardous chemicals caused by natural hazards have been rare at RMP facilities, according to EPA and the Chemical Safety Board (CSB),' the GAO said. 'However, recent natural disasters have demonstrated the potential for natural hazards to trigger fires, explosions and releases of toxic chemicals at facilities.' For example, unprecedented flooding from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 caused a series of explosions at an Arkema plant in Texas.
From August 2020 to February 2022, the GAO reviewed documents from the EPA, US Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the CSB, as well as federal regulations, training materials and more. The agency concluded that natural hazards, including those worsened by climate change, may lead to accidental chemical releases in a range of ways. GAO said wildfires or the threat of wildfires may result in power outages, which could affect the safe operations of these facilities.
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HAZMAT TEAM CLEANS ROADWAY OIL SPILL IN BERKELEY
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2022/03/06/hazmat-team-cleans-roadway-oil-spill-in-berkeley/
Tags: us_NJ, transportation, release, response, oils
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ ' Police don't know how it happened, but on Friday, officers responded to an oil slick on North Island Road. Upon arrival, a hazardous material team was called to assist with the cleanup.
'On February 4, 2022, Patrolman Don Rowley responded to a report of a possible oil leak near the area of North Island Rd. A caller stated that there was oil on the roadway from the street to the lagoon. Upon arrival it was determined that a type of liquid had covered several streets in the area,' the Berkeley Township Police Department reported.
A Hazmat Team was called and immediately responded to the scene.
According to the department, Sgt. Will Cullen and the Bayville Fire Company also responded.
The affected roads were closed down due to safety reasons.
'It could not be determined what had caused the oil spill. Berkeley Township Public Works arrived on scene and sanded the roadways to help absorb the slick substance,' the department said in a statement.
The scene has since been cleared.
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ACID SPILLED AT BI-COUNTY TRANSFER STATION, CAUSING SHUTDOWN UNTIL MONDAY
https://clarksvillenow.com/local/acid-spilled-at-bi-county-transfer-station-causing-shutdown-until-monday/
Tags: us_TN, industrial, release, response, acids, waste
LARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) ' The Bi-County Landfill Transfer Station was shut down Sunday morning after someone discarded an acid that began smoking and melting objects.
Just after 9:30 a.m., Clarksville Fire Rescue Station 1 units and HazMat personnel were on the scene at Highway Drive, working to neutralize the product, according to a CFR alert.
Clarksville Fire Rescue crews respond to a hazardous materials spill at the Bi-County Transfer Station on Highway Drive on March 6, 2022. (CFR, Contributed)
'The facilities will remain closed the remainder of Sunday and expected to re-open Monday, March 7,' said Mary Anderson, assistant director of administration and education at Bi-County.
The culprit was a weak acid that was in a bucket, CFR Assistant Chief Michael Rios told Clarksville Now. The bucket punctured, and the acid began off-gassing and melting material in the compactor. Luckily, Rios said, the compactor was fairly empty at the time.
'As a reminder, hazardous materials such as what was disposed of can be delivered to Household Hazardous Waste Events,' Anderson said.
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CORKSCREW RD. REOPENS AFTER SODIUM HYDROXIDE SPILL
https://www.fox4now.com/news/local-news/lee-county/all-southbound-lanes-of-i-75-near-corkscrew-shut-down
Tags: us_FL, transportation, release, response, sodium_hydroxide
ESTERO, Fla. ' All lanes were reported blocked on I-75 South at exit 123 Corkscrew Road after a hazardous material spill.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a truck had lost two containers containing sodium hydroxide; approximately 200 gallons have leaked out onto southbound lanes.
FHP troopers are assessing the scene and traffic is said to be diverted at mile marker 123 on Corkscrew Road.
Lanes were blocked until troopers could assess and clear out the scene.
According to the FHP, the lanes are now safe and open.
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ISLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL SHUTS AFTER RAGING WAREHOUSE INFERNO IN NEWCASTLE
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-07/islington-public-school-shut-after-warehouse-fire/100888038
Tags: Australia, industrial, fire, environmental, asbestos
The Department of Education has confirmed that no date has been set for the reopening of a public school forced to close after a massive warehouse fire in Newcastle.
Key points:
Parents in the suburb are worried about asbestos contamination
Students will be moved to other schools from Tuesday
The damaged warehouse buildings are being demolished
Nairn Johnstone, whose eight-year-old son, Bjarni, is a student Islington Public School school, says he is "pretty anxious" about the situation.
Nairn Johnstone doesn't know when Bjarni will be able to go back to his school.(ABC Newcastle: Blake Doyle)
Parents were asked to collect their children from Islington Public School last Wednesday, when it shut.
The school was downwind from the huge fire, which destroyed two four-storey buildings the day before.
The roofs of the buildings were made of asbestos, which collapsed and sent a plume across several suburbs west of the site.
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