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With the promise of a dramatic hurricane season, the Perspective “Regulate to reduce chemical mixture risk” (A. Kortenkamp and M. Faust, 20 July, p.
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Toxic City: Indy produces more toxic chemicals than any other large city in the country – WRTV Indianapolis
Toxic City: Indy produces more toxic chemicals than any other large city in the country WRTV Indianapolis
Indianapolis produces more toxic chemicals than any other large city in the country, according to the latest numbers released by theEnvironmental Protection …
HUDSON CHEMICAL LEAK: Environmental company returns to property with chemical leak | WSOC-TV – WSOC Charlotte
HUDSON CHEMICAL LEAK: Environmental company returns to property with chemical leak | WSOC-TV WSOC Charlotte
An environmental cleanup company has been called to old Anderson truck line in Hudson for the second time this week because firefighters found containers of …
11 injured at Marshall County chemical plant – Charleston Gazette-Mail
11 injured at Marshall County chemical plant Charleston Gazette-Mail
Eleven workers were injured Tuesday morning when a tank on an industrial boiler at a Marshall County chemical plant released steam and ash into the air.
BP doubles power of oil-finding computer – Houston Chronicle
BP doubles power of oil-finding computer Houston Chronicle
British oil major BP has more than doubled the power of the super-computer that discovered 200 million barrels of oil in a hidden Gulf of Mexico cache last year.
Explosion at South African munitions factory kills eight – UPI.com
Explosion at South African munitions factory kills eight UPI.com
Sept. 3 (UPI) — At least eight people were killed by an explosion at a Denel factory in South Africa on Monday. Three fire engines and 15 firefighters responded …
Five people taken to hospital following ammonia leak in Kwinana – PerthNow
Five people taken to hospital following ammonia leak in Kwinana PerthNow
FIVE people were taken to hospital “as a precaution” following an ammonia leak near a fertiliser plant at the Kwinana Beach Jetty terminal this morning.
DuPont announces who will lead its Delaware spinoff companies – The News Journal
DuPont announces who will lead its Delaware spinoff companies The News Journal
DowDuPont on Monday settled months of speculation about the future in Delaware of its CEO, Ed Breen, when it announced the names of executives who will …
MGPI Processing Improves Safety After Incident Investigation – EHS Today
MGPI Processing Improves Safety After Incident Investigation EHS Today
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board highlighted the company’s efforts to improve safety following a 2016 chemical release.
What Is the Difference Between Shelter in Place and Lockdown? – http://totalsecuritydailyadvisor.blr.com/
What Is the Difference Between Shelter in Place and Lockdown? http://totalsecuritydailyadvisor.blr.com/
It is important to determine suitable shelter-in-place locations and lockdown rooms in a facility before an incident. Knowing what characteristics make a room …
Chemical release is not first incident this year at Hopewell plant – WTVR
Chemical release is not first incident this year at Hopewell plant WTVR
Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality says it is waiting on the owner of a plant to tell them what caused a chemical release in Hopewell earlier this …
FL Companies Cited Following Molten Slag Release Fatalities – SUN News Report
FL Companies Cited Following Molten Slag Release Fatalities SUN News Report
APOLLO BEACH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Tampa Electric Co. and Gaffin Industrial …
Generators that relieve power grid worsen ozone pollution – Phys.Org
Generators that relieve power grid worsen ozone pollution Phys.Org
Cornell engineers have found that firing up diesel backup generators in non-emergency situations triggers rising atmospheric ozone concentrations due to …
Chemical leak contained in Taylorsville – WDAM-TV
Chemical leak contained in Taylorsville WDAM-TV
A chemical leak in Taylorsville has been contained.
Fire, gas leak closes Pilgrim’s Pride in Guntersville, homeowners nearby asked to stay inside – WHNT News 19
Fire, gas leak closes Pilgrim’s Pride in Guntersville, homeowners nearby asked to stay inside WHNT News 19
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – The Pilgrim’s Pride manufacturing plant in Guntersville caught fire Thursday morning. A small leak prompted emergency crews to ask …
OSHA proposes $87780 fine for MFG Chemical after poisonous chemicals killed a worker – Chattanooga Times Free Press
OSHA proposes $87780 fine for MFG Chemical after poisonous chemicals killed a worker Chattanooga Times Free Press
The federal government has cited MFG Chemical after an overpressurized reactor released poisonous chemicals that injured two workers at Dalton, Ga.-based …
Block MEMS wins $10.7M funding for QCL-based explosive detector – Optics.org
Block MEMS wins $10.7M funding for QCL-based explosive detector Optics.org
Second phase of funding under IARPA program follows successful demonstration of stand-off threat detection.
Driver who died after chemical leak in delivery truck identified – KARE11.com
Driver who died after chemical leak in delivery truck identified KARE11.com
A witness tells KARE 11 that something caused a chemical tank in the back of the delivery truck to begin spewing. When the driver jumped out and ran in back to …
Residents Able To Return Home After Ammonia Leak Prompted Evacuations – News On 6
Residents Able To Return Home After Ammonia Leak Prompted Evacuations News On 6
Evacuation order has been lifted and residents are able to return home after an ammonia leak at a business near 41st and Sheridan.
Loss of investigators slows key federal chemical safety agency – Houston Chronicle
Loss of investigators slows key federal chemical safety agency Houston Chronicle
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has conducted several high-profile investigations in Texas. The Trump administration has targeted it for elimination.
As floodwaters recede, Houston officials look to recovery – Dover Daily News
As floodwaters recede, Houston officials look to recovery Dover Daily News
Evacuees affected by Tropical Storm Harvey take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, Texas, U.S. August 31, 2017.
Chemical leak at Derry gas well spreads odor for miles – Tribune-Review
Chemical leak at Derry gas well spreads odor for miles Tribune-Review
A chemical leak at a Derry natural gas well has been stopped, according to Westmoreland County 911, but it created an odor that can be smelled for miles.
Crews clean up chemical spill at White Castle plant in Covington – WXIX
Crews clean up chemical spill at White Castle plant in Covington WXIX
COVINGTON, KY (FOX19) – Emergency crews were called out on a report of chemical spill Saturday afternoon to the White Castle meat processing plant in …
Cree evacuates due to overnight hydrogen leak – WTVD-TV
Cree evacuates due to overnight hydrogen leak WTVD-TV
A hydrogen leak forced Cree employees to evacuate Saturday morning.
Lawsuit claims Ford spilled 12 million gallons of chemicals underground in Livonia – WDIV ClickOnDetroit
Lawsuit claims Ford spilled 12 million gallons of chemicals underground in Livonia WDIV ClickOnDetroit
A chemical spill by Ford is much larger and more troubling than first thought, especially for residents who live nearby in a Livonia neighborhood, new court …
Questions Arise About Health Hazards From Chemical-Plant Explosions – Wall Street Journal
Questions Arise About Health Hazards From Chemical-Plant Explosions Wall Street Journal
Products that potentially posed acute health hazards exploded last week at a Houston-area chemical plant after Hurricane Harvey and first responders at the site …
Mire evacuation lifted in wake of fire at Flow-Chem plant outside Duson – News15 | Lafayette, LA – FOX 15
Mire evacuation lifted in wake of fire at Flow-Chem plant outside Duson – News15 | Lafayette, LA FOX 15
(Video courtesy Marcell Hebert). UPDATE 5/4/18, 12:39 p.m. – The evacuation in the Mire area due to last nights fire has been lifted. Quality control checks are …
Warnings: 90km/h Wind Whips Up Fast Moving NSW Fire – 10 daily
Warnings: 90km/h Wind Whips Up Fast Moving NSW Fire 10 daily
Stronger-than-expected winds are whipping up a fast-moving bushfire in the NSW Hunter, putting dozens of homes near Newcastle airport under threat.
Superior, Duluth Mayors To Refinery: Stop Using Toxic Chemical – Wisconsin Public Radio News
Superior, Duluth Mayors To Refinery: Stop Using Toxic Chemical Wisconsin Public Radio News
Saying the chemical is too much of a risk, the mayors of Duluth, Min. and Superior, Wis., are calling on Husky Energy to stop using hydrogen fluoride at the …
Reporter injured during Hurricane Harvey rescue attempt sues CenterPoint – Houston Business Journal
Reporter injured during Hurricane Harvey rescue attempt sues CenterPoint Houston Business Journal
The reporter had gone out on a boat to help rescue stranded residents but was injured by power lines submerged in the water, per the lawsuit.
Chemical Fire Burns for Days in Parkersburg, West Virginia; 'Our Throats Were Burning,' Residents Say – The Weather Channel
Chemical Fire Burns for Days in Parkersburg, West Virginia; ‘Our Throats Were Burning,’ Residents Say The Weather Channel
It was an excruciating eight days for thousands of residents in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Arvalem water to be tested following reports of chemical release by industries – The Times of India
Arvalem water to be tested following reports of chemical release by industries The Times of India
KERI: The Arvalem waterfalls, known for its cascading beauty during the monsoon, has been affected due to polluted water released by chemical industri.
DowDuPont, Chemours named in GenX lawsuit | October 16, 2017 Issue – Vol. 95 Issue 41 – Chemical & Engineering News
DowDuPont, Chemours named in GenX lawsuit | October 16, 2017 Issue – Vol. 95 Issue 41 Chemical & Engineering News
Lawyers have filed a class-action lawsuit charging Chemours and its former parent DowDuPont with contaminating drinking water in Wilmington, N.C., with the …
Don't Let November 6 Become a "Trick or Treat" Nightmare – IVN – Independent Voter News
Don’t Let November 6 Become a “Trick or Treat” Nightmare IVN – Independent Voter News
How the major Parties like to scare us into to doing their bidding on Election Day.
Swarms of low-resource sensors to probe the ionosphere – Phys.Org
Swarms of low-resource sensors to probe the ionosphere Phys.Org
NASA is sponsoring a team developing a new type of payload to collect ionospheric plasma data at multiple points near a suborbital main payload.
Here Are All The Details The Pentagon Just Released Regarding Its Missile Attack On Syria (Updated) – The Drive
Here Are All The Details The Pentagon Just Released Regarding Its Missile Attack On Syria (Updated) The Drive
It’s been less than 12 hours since the United States, together with its French and British allies, launched a major series of standoff strikes against sites connected …
Everyone is an Emergency Responder – Occupational Health and Safety
Everyone is an Emergency Responder Occupational Health and Safety
The first moments of a hazardous substance release can be chaotic, disorienting, and scary. Safety professionals know all too well that in moments like these, …
Pool swimmers hit by chemical leak – BT.com
Pool swimmers hit by chemical leak BT.com
An investigation is being held into a chemical leak at a holiday park swimming pool which left around 40 people needing treatment.
Chemical leak forces evacuation at state building in Frankfort – WKYT
Chemical leak forces evacuation at state building in Frankfort WKYT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – A chemical leak forced the evacuation of a state office building in Frankfort. Franklin County Sheriff Pat Melton said anhydrous …
LOUD BOOM: Pressure release at Westlake Chemical Polymer unit shakes SWLA – KPLC-TV
LOUD BOOM: Pressure release at Westlake Chemical Polymer unit shakes SWLA KPLC-TV
A loud boom that rattled windows across southwest Louisiana tonight is causing some panic. Joe Andrepont with Westlake Chemical confirms it was an …
