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From: Dennis C Hendershot <DHendershot**At_Symbol_Here**ROHMHAAS.COM>
Subject: Re: safety and nomenclature
Date: Jun 3, 2003 13:28 UTC
Reply-To: Dennis C Hendershot <DHendershot**At_Symbol_Here**ROHMHAAS.COM>
Message-ID: <legacy-2003-20030603c@ilpi.com>
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This can happen on a large scale as well. A 1999 explosion in an agricultural chemical plant in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany, was reported to be caused by adding potassium hydroxide to a process instead of potassium carbonate. Initial reports stated 91 people were injured and damage was estimated to be hundreds of millions of Deutsche marks. References: "Explosion Rocks Bayer's Wuppertal Plant." Chemical Week. (June 16, 1999), 8. "Bayer Says Chemicals Mix-Up Caused Blast." Chemical Week. (June 23, 1999), 8. Dennis Hendershot Rohm and Haas Company Engineering Division PO Box 584 Bristol, PA 19007 DHendershot**At_Symbol_Here**rohmhaas.com