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From: "Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety" <secretary**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (8 articles)
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:10:45 -0500
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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 3:10:33 PM
A service of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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Table of Contents (8 articles)
DUKE ENERGY LEAK DEEMED NOT DANGEROUS
Tags: us_OH, public, release, environmental, other_chemical
GELZINIS: FIREFIGHTERS BLAME ILLNESSES, CANCER ON BLAZE
Tags: us_MA, industrial, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical
2,000 GALLONS OF PHOSPHORIC ACID LEAK AT OKEELANTA SUGAR MILL SUGAR MILL
Tags: us_FL, industrial, release, response, phosphoric_acid
HASH OIL EXPLOSION CAUSED TIGARD GAS STATION FIRE
Tags: us_OR, public, explosion, injury, butane, drugs
HAZMAT IN PLUMSTEAD PROMPTS EVACUATION, STREET CLOSURE
Tags: us_PA, industrial, release, response, chlorine, gas_cylinders
HAZMAT RESPONDS TO BECKJORD STATION FOR CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, hydrazine
NORTHERN ALABAMA AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURER FACING BIG FINE FOR CHEMICAL EMISSIONS VIOLATION
Tags: us_AL, industrial, release, environmental, paints
TOWARDS IMPROVED SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF COMBINED EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS
Tags: Switzerland, public, discovery, environmental
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DUKE ENERGY LEAK DEEMED NOT DANGEROUS
Tags: us_OH, public, release, environmental, other_chemical
Environmental Protection Agency and hazardous materials officials responded to Duke Energy's Clermont County power station Monday night for the report of a chemical leak.
But the leak turned out to be water, according to Duke Energy Spokesperson Sally Thelen.
"It was something we thought could be an issue, but it ended up being condensation from a storage container," Thelen said.
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GELZINIS: FIREFIGHTERS BLAME ILLNESSES, CANCER ON BLAZE
Tags: us_MA, industrial, follow-up, response, unknown_chemical
All three men, who worked at
Engine 39, Ladder 18, on D Street in South Boston, traced the decline in their health to a raging fire, fed by mineral oil, inside a huge power plant, formerly owned by Edison, at the edge of Southie.
‰??At first, we thought a plane had flown into the plant,‰?? said Foscaldo, ‰??because it was just a year after 9/11. It was surreal inside there. It was fire that wouldn‰??t go out, fed by oil that kept these six-story turbines moving.‰??
The shower of oil that rained down on them flooded their respirators and broke the seals on their face masks. ‰??I must have spent two hours inside there with my mask off,‰?? Foscaldo recalled. ‰??I just couldn‰??t keep it on.‰??
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2,000 GALLONS OF PHOSPHORIC ACID LEAK AT OKEELANTA SUGAR MILL SUGAR MILL
Tags: us_FL, industrial, release, response, phosphoric_acid
SOUTH BAY, Fla. (CBS12) -- Crews are working to clean up a spill after a chemical leak at the Okeelanta Sugar Mill.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said a leak appeared in a 4000-gallon phosphoric acid container that was about half full.
This happened around 4:30 a.m.
An estimated 500 to 1000 gallons of product leaked into an isolated containment area, according to Capt. Albert Borroto with PBC Fire Rescue.
A third-party contractor has been called in to pump out the acid.
Authorities say the chemicals posed no danger to the public or workers.
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HASH OIL EXPLOSION CAUSED TIGARD GAS STATION FIRE
Tags: us_OR, public, explosion, injury, butane, drugs
A fire in a gas station bathroom may have been started accidentally by two men attempting to make butane hash oil, according to Tigard police.
Police responded to calls of an explosion and a fire shortly after 1:50 a.m. on Nov. 23, at a 76 gas station in Tigard, located at 10775 SW Greenburg Road. Investigators determined that the blaze started when two men tried to use lighter fluid to extract the active chemical compounds from marijuana ‰?? a dangerous process that police said has led to similar fires in the past.
Two Tigard men, Dennis Tapia, 18, and Jose Rios, 23, received treatment for burn-related injuries at Providence St. Vincent Legacy as they were questioned by police.
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HAZMAT IN PLUMSTEAD PROMPTS EVACUATION, STREET CLOSURE
Tags: us_PA, industrial, release, response, chlorine, gas_cylinders
At least 100 employees from Air Liquide in Plumstead were evacuated during a hazardous materials emergency that shut down Route 611 north of Stump Road Monday morning.
Plumsteadville Fire Chief Brian DuBree said no one was injured, and the Bucks County Hazmat team was called to the scene to secure the building at 6141 Easton Road.
A worker on the scene said the company is a manufacturer of industrial, medical and specialty gases.
Employees noticed the leak shortly after 9:30 a.m. and emergency personnel were called to the scene, said Heather Brown, spokeswoman for the Plumstead company.
‰??Our first priority was to make sure the scene was secure, evacuated and safe,‰?? said Brown, who added more details on the type of chemical released would be disclosed later.
DuBree reported that it was some kind of liquid chlorine gas leak.
Brown confirmed that it was ‰??an apparent release from a single onsite cylinder.‰??
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HAZMAT RESPONDS TO BECKJORD STATION FOR CHEMICAL SPILL
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, response, hydrazine
NEW RICHMOND, OH (FOX19) -
HAZMAT responded to Beckjord Station Monday night for a small chemical spill.
Authorities say there was a two-ounce spill of Hydrazine inside the plant.
Pierce Township Fire Department responded to the plant around 9 p.m.with HAZMAT crews.
Fire officials said early Wednesday they cleared the scene overnight. No one was hurt.
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NORTHERN ALABAMA AUTO PARTS MANUFACTURER FACING BIG FINE FOR CHEMICAL EMISSIONS VIOLATION
Tags: us_AL, industrial, release, environmental, paints
RAINSVILLE, Alabama -- A Honda car parts manufacturer in northern Alabama is facing a $40,000 fine from the state for allegedly committing chemical emissions violations.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management issued a consent order on Nov. 18 that stated that Rainsville Technology did not follow ADEM regulations and emitted more than 95 tons of volatile organic compounds per year from May 2013 to April 2014 (97.07 tons); from June 2013 to May 2014 (95.14 tons); and, from July 2013 to June 2014 (96.24 tons).
The Environmental Protection Agency defines volatile organic compounds as a "variety of chemicals, some of which may have short- and long-term adverse health effects." Organic chemicals are used in paints, varnishes, wax. It can also be found in many cleaning, disinfecting, cosmetic, degreasing and hobby products.
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TOWARDS IMPROVED SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF COMBINED EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS
Tags: Switzerland, public, discovery, environmental
In the context of the initiative launched by the European Commission's in-house science service to ensure that risks associated with cumulative and combined exposure to chemical mixtures are properly understood and assessed, the JRC has published a comprehensive overview of methodological approaches and regulatory requirements for assessing the toxic effects of chemical mixtures.
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Ralph Stuart
secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org
Secretary
Division of Chemical Health and Safety
American Chemical Society
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