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Friday, June 10, 2022 at 6:35:25 AM
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Table of Contents (16 articles)
CHEMICAL FIRE AT DIRATS LABORATORIES IN WESTFIELD
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
SITAKUNDA FIRE VICTIMS FACE RISK OF LOSING EYESIGHT
Tags: Bangladesh, industrial, follow-up, injury, hydrogen_peroxide, peroxide
BREAKING: ALGOMA STEEL SPILL PROMPTS ST. MARYS WATER ADVISORY
Tags: us_WI, public, release, response, oils
EPA ORDERS SOME FIREFIGHTING FOAM MAKERS TO TEST PFAS PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE RISKS
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
BIDEN NOMINATES CATHERINE J.K. SANDOVAL FOR CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, environmental
CREWS RESPOND TO CHLORINE GAS LEAK AT WATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN SCITUATE
Tags: us_RI, industrial, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
2 MEN DIE AFTER FALLING INTO DRAINAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM
Tags: us_KY, industrial, release, death, unknown_chemical
PLANT EMERGENCY: INCIDENT AT FREEPORT LNG OIL AND GAS COMPANY UNDER CONTROL, OFFICIALS SAY
Tags: us_TX, industrial, explosion, response, methane, natural_gas
FIRE CREWS AT 'CHEMICAL INCIDENT' IN ROCHDALE WITH STREETS SEALED OFF
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
PROCESS SAFETY BEACON: SOME MISTAKES TAKE TIME TO BECOME INCIDENTS
Tags: industrial, release, response, corrosives, phosphorus_trichloride
REVIEW OF HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS EMPLOYING HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES
Tags: Greece, laboratory, discovery, response
25 YEARS AFTER KAREN WETTERHAHN DIED OF DIMETHYLMERCURY POISONING, HER INFLUENCE PERSISTS
Tags: us_NH, laboratory, follow-up, death, metals
CHEMICAL SPILL CLOSES GLENN COUNTY TRANSFER STATION
Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical, waste
VR FINED ‰?Â80K FOR CHEMICAL SPILL IN 2018
Tags: Finland, transportation, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
GUJARAT: THREE WORKERS WHO FELL UNCONSCIOUS IN CHEMICAL TANKER RESCUED IN KHEDA
Tags: India, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
BANGLADESH CONTAINER BLAZE: 13 FIREMEN KILLED DUE TO INCOMPLETE INFO
Tags: Bangladesh, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical
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CHEMICAL FIRE AT DIRATS LABORATORIES IN WESTFIELD
https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/chemical-fire-closes-portion-of-airport-road-in-westfield/
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, fire, response, unknown_chemical
WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) ‰?? Westfield firefighters and a state hazardous material team are investigating a chemical fire on Airport Road.
Westfield Fire Deputy Chief Eric Bishop told 22News there was a chemical fire reported at Dirats Laboratories on Airport Road Wednesday morning. The state‰??s Hazardous Material Response Team arrived with two large trucks to help identify what chemical was involved in the fire.
Due to winds, a large area surrounding the lab has been closed off until the chemical has been identified. Police have also closed off a portion of Airport Road while crews investigate.
According to Dirats Laboratories website, they perform testing and chemical analysis for aerospace, automotive, defense, electronic, medical, power generation, and other industries.
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SITAKUNDA FIRE VICTIMS FACE RISK OF LOSING EYESIGHT
https://www.newagebd.net/article/172857/sitakunda-fire-victims-face-risk-of-losing-eyesight
Tags: Bangladesh, industrial, follow-up, injury, hydrogen_peroxide, peroxide
Victims of Sitakunda depot fire and explosions may lose their eyesight in the long run, said eye specialist MA Aziz on Thursday after visiting the injured at Chattogram Medical College Hospital.
‰??I have visited the patients. They are suffering from different problems. In future the victims may lose their eyesight,‰?? Aziz told reporters after his visit.
The fire started at the BM Container Depot, some 20 kilometres north of Chattogram port, at about 9:25pm on Saturday before unauthorised hydrogen peroxide stored in some containers there exploded.
Al Razi Chemical Complex Limited, a sister concern of depot owner Smart Group of Industries, owned the hydrogen peroxide-laden containers.
Sumon Ganguli, associate professor and former chairman of the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Chittagong University, told New Age that almost all the fire victims came into contact with hydrogen peroxide after explosions.
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BREAKING: ALGOMA STEEL SPILL PROMPTS ST. MARYS WATER ADVISORY
https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/breaking-aph-issues-warning-after-st-marys-river-spill-5462255
Tags: us_WI, public, release, response, oils
Algoma Public Health (APH) has issued a public advisory warning residents downstream from Algoma Steel not to consume, swim or bathe in water drawn from the St. Marys River following an oil spill earlier today.
Wells located close to the shoreline may also be contaminated.
The Sault Ste. Marie municipal drinking water system has not been impacted by this incident, states a news release issued by APH.
The river should also not be used for recreational purposes, such as kayaking and fishing, until further information is provided.
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EPA ORDERS SOME FIREFIGHTING FOAM MAKERS TO TEST PFAS PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE RISKS
https://www.indianaenvironmentalreporter.org/posts/epa-orders-some-firefighting-foam-makers-to-test-pfas-products-for-human-exposure-risks
Tags: industrial, discovery, environmental, other_chemical
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued orders to four manufacturers of PFAS firefighting foam to test how breathing in specific PFAS products affects humans.
The agency sent the testing orders to Chemours Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc., National Foam Inc. and Johnson Controls Inc., ordering them to determine how inhalation exposure to their firefighting foam products made with a PFAS chemical called 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonamide betaine affects humans.
PFAS chemicals are a group of thousands of synthetic chemicals used since the 1940s to manufacture products resistant to water, fire, grease and stains.
The chemicals have been linked to increased risk of kidney and testicular cancers, increased cholesterol levels, increased risk of high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia in pregnant women, decreased birth weight and decreased vaccine response in children.
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BIDEN NOMINATES CATHERINE J.K. SANDOVAL FOR CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD
https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/22675-biden-nominates-catherine-jk-sandoval-for-chemical-safety-board
Tags: us_CA, public, discovery, environmental
Washington ‰?? President Joe Biden has nominated Catherine J.K. Sandoval to serve as a member of the Chemical Safety Board.
If confirmed, Sandoval, a law professor at Santa Clara University, would serve a five-year term. She would be the third CSB board member confirmed under the Biden administration. The agency currently has two vacant seats.
Sylvia Johnson and Steve Owens were sworn in for their five-year terms Feb. 2, and joined CSB Chair and CEO Katherine Lemos, who had served as a quorum of one since May 1, 2020.
According to her biography released by the White House, Sandoval teaches and conducts research on energy, communications, antitrust and contract law at Santa Clara. She previously served a six-year term as commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission.
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CREWS RESPOND TO CHLORINE GAS LEAK AT WATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN SCITUATE
https://turnto10.com/news/local/crews-respond-to-hazmat-situation-in-scituate
Tags: us_RI, industrial, release, response, chlorine, water_treatment
Crews responded to a chlorine gas leak at a water treatment site in Scituate on Wednesday morning.
Firefighters responded to the Providence water purification site on 61 North Road.
Crews respond to a hazmat situation at a water purification facility in Scituate on June 8, 2022. (WJAR)
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management says it believes there was a small lead in the plant‰??s control room.
Once the leak was stopped, RI DEM say the room was aired out.
The water treatment facility was temporarily closed down, according to a spokesperson for the facility.
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2 MEN DIE AFTER FALLING INTO DRAINAGE COLLECTION SYSTEM
https://www.kwqc.com/2022/06/08/2-men-die-after-falling-into-drainage-collection-system/
Tags: us_KY, industrial, release, death, unknown_chemical
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE/Gray News) ‰?? Two men died after falling into a drainage collection system at a power plant in Kentucky Tuesday evening.
According to Donna Stinnett with the City of Henderson, crews were on the scene for hours trying to remove the men from the large hole.
The Henderson County Coroner identified the men as Eric Williams, 34, of Henderson County, and Phillip Hill, 39, of Muhlenberg County.
Big Rivers Electric Corporation said in a press release that one of the people involved was believed to be an employee while the other was a contract worker.
Officials said toxic fumes and cramped conditions made the recovery efforts difficult.
WFIE reports crews from several agencies responded with hazmat specialists and rope rescue personnel on standby to get the men free.
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PLANT EMERGENCY: INCIDENT AT FREEPORT LNG OIL AND GAS COMPANY UNDER CONTROL, OFFICIALS SAY
https://abc13.com/freeport-lng-explosion-at-oil-and-gas-company-surfside-beach-on-quintana-island/11938894/
Tags: us_TX, industrial, explosion, response, methane, natural_gas
QUINTANA, Texas (KTRK) -- No injuries were reported Wednesday after what police initially described as an explosion at a liquefied natural gas terminal near Freeport.
Freeport LNG reported that an incident occurred around 11:40 a.m. at its facility in the 1500 block of Lamar Street at the facility on Quintana Island, according to Brazosport CAER. It's about 70 miles south of Houston.
The Surfside Beach Police Department said the facility had experienced "some sort of explosion," but no evacuation orders had been issued.
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FIRE CREWS AT 'CHEMICAL INCIDENT' IN ROCHDALE WITH STREETS SEALED OFF
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/fire-crews-chemical-incident-rochdale-24178208
Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
Fire crews are at the scene of a 'chemical incident' in Rochdale. Mellor Street, on the outskirts of the town centre, has been closed by police while around 25 firefighters deal with the spillage.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 4.20pm on Wednesday. Nearby residents were being advised to keep their doors and windows closed.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "Just after 4:20pm this afternoon we were called to reports of a chemical incident on Mellor Street, Rochdale. Five fire engines and appliances from Rochdale, Heywood, and Bury fire stations were quickly mobilised to the scene and remain in attendance.
"Occupants of the surrounding properties have been evacuated by firefighters, and crews wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel and specialist equipment to tackle the incident. Colleagues from Greater Manchester Police are maintaining road closures around the scene, and local residents are advised to avoid the area and keep all windows and doors closed while crews carry out their work."
In an updated statement, the fire service said the spillage took place at a commercial premises and involved a 'chemical leakage from a container onto concrete hardstanding', with the guidance on closing doors and windows lifted just after 6pm.
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PROCESS SAFETY BEACON: SOME MISTAKES TAKE TIME TO BECOME INCIDENTS
https://www.aiche.org/resources/publications/cep/2022/june/process-safety-beacon-some-mistakes-take-time-become-incidents
Tags: industrial, release, response, corrosives, phosphorus_trichloride
A company decided to stop making a chemical product. One of the input materials was toxic and corrosive phosphorus trichloride (PCl3). The lines to the storage tank and the process area were cleared of PCl3. A few years later, an operator found a leak outdoors. The investigation found that the leak was coming from the ‰??empty‰?? PCl3 line. No one was injured and the spill was contained.
During the clearing and flushing steps to shut down the PCl3 facility, someone missed clearing or flushing that section of line. It took a while, but the material corroded the ‰??empty‰?? pipe and caused a release.
An operator may have mistakenly opened the wrong valve, realized the mistake, closed it, but never told anyone. In that short time, some material may have passed through that section of pipe. It is difficult to predict what or when something may happen, but it could cause a serious problem.
We typically think of catastrophic incidents as occurring quickly, like an explosion. However, many serious incidents have occurred months or even years after a mistake was made.
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REVIEW OF HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS EMPLOYING HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00037
Tags: Greece, laboratory, discovery, response
The possibility of conducting laboratory experiments at home without using commercially available kits, which might also be overly expensive, seems to be a suitable approach for a distance chemistry laboratory. Thus, several hands-on experiments with household supplies have been developed aiming at fostering students‰?? laboratory competencies, as in a face-to-face chemistry laboratory course. This paper presents a scoping review mapping this type of experiments and identifying their characteristics to guide chemistry educators in using them with a more effective manner. The review includes the publications that have appeared as full-length articles in scientific journals during the period 1992‰??2021.
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25 YEARS AFTER KAREN WETTERHAHN DIED OF DIMETHYLMERCURY POISONING, HER INFLUENCE PERSISTS
https://cen.acs.org/safety/lab-safety/25-years-Karen-Wetterhahn-died-dimethylmercury-poisoning/100/i21
Tags: us_NH, laboratory, follow-up, death, metals
Karen Wetterhahn was a rising star in 1996. She was making key advances in understanding biochemical reactions of the heavy metal chromium and how those can cause disease. She had launched a major interdisciplinary research program to understand the effects of heavy-metal pollutants in northern New England. She was serving in top administrative positions at Dartmouth College. And a program for women in science that she helped found was being emulated around the country. Then a shocking lab accident halted her trajectory: on June 8, 1997, Wetterhahn died from dimethylmercury poisoning. Her legacies remain, however. Twenty-five years later, Wetterhahn‰??s colleagues and those who never knew her still feel her influences on laboratory safety, the scientific method, and women in science.
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CHEMICAL SPILL CLOSES GLENN COUNTY TRANSFER STATION
https://www.appeal-democrat.com/glenn_county_transcript/chemical-spill-closes-glenn-county-transfer-station/article_d1afab62-e6aa-11ec-ad07-9f97e15ff0fa.html
Tags: us_CA, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical, waste
A spill of an unknown chemical occurred on the morning of June 1 at the Glenn County Transfer Station located on County Road 33 in Artois.
‰??The spill was encountered when a residential garbage bin was offloaded from a Waste Management truck at the sorting building,‰?? read a release issued by the Glenn County Board of Supervisors. ‰??An employee identified multiple liquid chemicals that had combined and created some mild bubbling and off gassing.‰??
Officials said about one gallon of an unknown chemical was released onto the Transfer Station Tipping Floor and water was not involved.
According to the release, the employee immediately notified management at Glenn County Public Works who called 911 to report the spill at 9:45 a.m. Artois Fire was dispatched to the scene. After an assessment of the scene, Artois Fire officials determined that the chemical was contained at the site.
The five staff members that were on site were evacuated and the site was closed.
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VR FINED ‰?Â80K FOR CHEMICAL SPILL IN 2018
https://yle.fi/news/3-12480684
Tags: Finland, transportation, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical
A district court handed state railway firm VR an 80,000 euro fine linked to a tanker derailment accident, resulting in the spillage of tonnes of the fuel additive MTBE.
The District Court of South Savo found the firm responsible for aggravated environmental damage in the incident that took place in the municipality of MÌ?ntyharju in the spring of 2018.
MTBE, or methyl tertiary-butyl ether, is a flammable, volatile and colourless liquid chiefly used as a petrol additive that among other things reduces emissions in combustion engines.
VR previously acknowledged in a written statement that the VR Transpoint logistics division ‰?? which was operating as a separate entity ‰?? was responsible for the offence.
In its decision, the court said the accident caused significant environmental pollution, a danger to public health and harmful changes to the environment. The pollution caused by the spill was also considered to be widespread and long-lasting.
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GUJARAT: THREE WORKERS WHO FELL UNCONSCIOUS IN CHEMICAL TANKER RESCUED IN KHEDA
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-three-workers-who-fell-unconscious-in-chemical-tanker-rescued-in-kheda-7957752/
Tags: India, industrial, release, response, unknown_chemical
Three workers who fell unconscious inside a chemical tanker that they were cleaning in Kheda on Tuesday were rescued by firefighters.
According to fire officials, the incident occurred in Alka Barrel Chemicals Private Limited in Kajipura of Kheda on Tuesday afternoon when six workers entered a chemical tanker to clean the wastage sludge residue inside the tank. Out of the six workers, three fell unconscious in the tanker due to toxic gases in it. The six workers have been identified as Suresh Baria, Dhanjibhai Ramanbhai, Maksudbhai, Shakirbhai, Babubhai and Kalidas.
‰??A distress call was made to fire safety officials regarding three workers-Sureshbhai, Dhanjibhai, Maksudbhai-falling unconscious inside the tanker. A team used ropes to evacuate them,‰?? said a Fire Safety Department official.
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BANGLADESH CONTAINER BLAZE: 13 FIREMEN KILLED DUE TO INCOMPLETE INFO
https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/bangladesh-container-blaze-13-firemen-killed-due-to-incomplete-info-122060800002_1.html
Tags: Bangladesh, industrial, follow-up, death, unknown_chemical
The deaths of 13 fire fighters - the highest fatalities in a single fire incident - while tackling the blaze and explosions at the Sitakundu BM Container Depot, was due to the lack of proper information and also the wrong way of operating, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official, 150 fire fighters were trained in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia on how to douse chemical fires and identifying chemicals in case of such a fire and have special equipment and chemical protection suits. Skilled fire fighters would not go so near a chemical fire, the official said.
The members of this team are stationed at the headquarters and divisional cities. As per the procedure, the fire fighters begin extinguishing the blaze if it is a normal fire. In the case of a chemical fire, the specially-trained hazmat (hazardous materials) unit would go with protective jackets.
But none of these 11 trained personnel of the hazmat unit in Agrabad, Chattogram went to Sitakunda industrial area or at Kumira Fire Station, the nearby fire station.
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