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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 6:07:55 AM
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Table of Contents (12 articles)
SEE IT: 2 HOSPITALIZED AFTER OVERTURNED TANKER LEADS TO HAZMAT SPILL IN CARROLL COUNTY, MD
Tags: us_MD, transportation, release, injury, other_chemical
A LABORATORY ACCIDENT OF ACRYLOYL CHLORIDE, ITS CONSEQUENCES, TREATMENT, AND SAFETY MEASURES: AN ARDUOUS LESSON TO ALL RESEARCHERS
Tags: India, laboratory, release, injury, other_chemical
HERBICIDE APPLICATION MAY BE A SOURCE OF ATMOSPHERIC AMINE POLLUTION
Tags: us_WA, laboratory, discovery, environmental, amines, pesticides
TANKER TRUCK CRASH CAUSES 1,600 GALLONS OF COOKING OIL TO SPILL IN SUFFOLK
Tags: us_VA, transportation, release, response, oils
OIL WASTE FIRE DRAWS HUGE RESPONSE, CLOSES HIGHWAY OVERNIGHT
Tags: us_MI, industrial, fire, response, used_oil, waste
EMPLOYEES EVACUATE STATE LAB IN LINCOLN AFTER EXPLOSIVE SOLUTION LEAKS FROM BEAKER
Tags: us_NE, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
‘HONEY OIL’ LAB CAUSES SANTA ROSA EXPLOSION, SUSPECT ARRESTED
Tags: us_CA, public, explosion, response, illegal, butane
FIRE AT PHARMA LAB IN HYDERABAD
Tags: India, laboratory, explosion, injury, pharmaceutical
5 HOSPITALIZED AFTER STARK COUNTY CHEMICAL RELEASE
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, injury, hydrogen_sulfide
FORKED RIVER: LARGE HAZMAT SPILL
Tags: us_NJ, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
NOX-CRETE HOPES TO SOON BEGIN CLEANUP OF CHEMICAL FIRE AFTERMATH
Tags: us_NE, industrial, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
CODE BROWN CALLED FOR NT HEALTH FACILITIES AFTER FIRE DESTROYS MEDICAL SUPPLIES WAREHOUSE IN BERRIMAH
Tags: Australia, industrial, fire, response, gas_cylinders, oxygen
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SEE IT: 2 HOSPITALIZED AFTER OVERTURNED TANKER LEADS TO HAZMAT SPILL IN CARROLL COUNTY, MD
https://wjla.com/news/local/mount-airy-accident-crash-carroll-county-hazmat-tanker-overturned-west-watersville-ridge-road-home-heating-oil-spill-montgomery-fire-rescue-emergency-response-first-responders-road-closed-injuries-drivers-traffic-dmv
Tags: us_MD, transportation, release, injury, other_chemical
CARROLL COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Two people were taken to the hospital after a hazmat spill in Carroll County, Md. Tuesday.
The spill was the result of a crash involving an overturned tanker. The incident happened on Ridge Road in Mount Airy, Maryland. The tanker was hauling home heating oil, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment.
Both of the people hospitalized suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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A LABORATORY ACCIDENT OF ACRYLOYL CHLORIDE, ITS CONSEQUENCES, TREATMENT, AND SAFETY MEASURES: AN ARDUOUS LESSON TO ALL RESEARCHERS
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chas.2c00036
Tags: India, laboratory, release, injury, other_chemical
Research and teaching have an array of unique hazards that reflects both the variety and continuous evaluation of their operation. These include technical, physical, chemical, or biological hazards. We are reporting a laboratory accident involving acryloyl chloride (chemical hazard), its consequences, safety precautions, and the lesson learned from this incident.
Acryloyl chloride is a highly toxic and volatile liquid. After being accidentally exposed to acryloyl chloride, a victim experienced blackout, headache, dizziness, tiredness, nose bleeding, persistent burning of the eyes, and intense nausea and vomiting. A victim reported two distinct hazardous effects, namely, nose bleeding and stomach ulcers, which were not mentioned in the SDS of acryloyl chloride. To avoid further exacerbation of consequences of acryloyl chloride accident, it may be preferable to initiate steroidal therapy along with symptomatic treatment from the start. The accidental consequences and lessons learned from this tragedy will serve as guiding factors for research scholars, postdoctoral fellows, principal investigators (PI), safety professionals, institutions, occupational health nurses, physicians, and toxicologists to prevent anything similar from happening again in the future.
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HERBICIDE APPLICATION MAY BE A SOURCE OF ATMOSPHERIC AMINE POLLUTION
https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/acs-meeting-news/Herbicide-application-source-atmospheric-amine/100/web/2022/08
Tags: us_WA, laboratory, discovery, environmental, amines, pesticides
Researchers have found evidence that common herbicide salts may be an overlooked source of amine pollution to the atmosphere, where they can oxidize to form potential carcinogens or contribute to the formation of particulate matter.
Farmers frequently apply herbicides as amine-containing salts in order to reduce the herbicides’ volatility and prevent them from drifting to nearby fields. But in a Monday talk in the Division of Environmental Chemistry at the ACS Fall 2022 meeting, Washington University in St. Louis PhD student Stephen Sharkey reported that these amines can readily volatilize. In one experiment, Sharkey found that nearly 90% of the amine was lost to the air.
To the best of the researchers’ knowledge, this work is the first to look into the environmental fate of the amines in these herbicide salts. Although previous work has looked into how the herbicide itself moves throughout the environment, “we have a tendency to overlook the chemicals that are applied alongside the active agents,” explained Kimberly Parker, an environmental chemist at the same university and the senior researcher on the amine project. In a call with C&EN, Parker said she was surprised that others have overlooked this potential amine source.
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TANKER TRUCK CRASH CAUSES 1,600 GALLONS OF COOKING OIL TO SPILL IN SUFFOLK
https://www.wtkr.com/news/tanker-truck-crash-causes-1-600-gallons-of-cooking-oil-to-spill-in-suffolk
Tags: us_VA, transportation, release, response, oils
SUFFOLK, Va. - Suffolk Fire and Rescue responded to a tanker truck crash that caused a major oil spill Monday afternoon.
Crews responded to the crash Monday afternoon in the 1200 block of Buckhorn Drive. First arriving crews found a tanker truck on its side leaking used cooking oil onto the surrounding area.
A hazmat cleanup company was called by the trucking company to contain and clean up the approximately 1,600-gallon spill.
Officials say there were no injuries reported.
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OIL WASTE FIRE DRAWS HUGE RESPONSE, CLOSES HIGHWAY OVERNIGHT
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/08/oil-waste-fire-draws-huge-response-closes-highway-overnight.html
Tags: us_MI, industrial, fire, response, used_oil, waste
COMSTOCK PARK, MI — A large industrial fire which drew crews from around Kent County and forced a partial highway closure has left an environmental cleanup in its wake.
Waste oil and chemical-laden firefighting water from the blaze at Future Environmental will need to be excavated alongside U.S. 131 near Grand Rapids, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE).
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EMPLOYEES EVACUATE STATE LAB IN LINCOLN AFTER EXPLOSIVE SOLUTION LEAKS FROM BEAKER
https://www.klkntv.com/employees-evacuate-state-lab-in-lincoln-after-explosive-solution-leaks-from-beaker/
Tags: us_NE, laboratory, release, response, unknown_chemical
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Employees at a state lab in Lincoln spent time out of the office Monday after an explosive solution leaked from a beaker.
Lincoln Fire & Rescue was called to the Public Health & Environmental Lab just north of 14th Street and Nebraska Highway 2 on a report of a hazardous material spill.
LFR spokeswoman Nancy Crist said a possibly explosive solution spilled out of a beaker, causing employees to be evacuated from the building.
Crews were sent inside the lab to “eliminate” possible ignition sources, Crist said
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‘HONEY OIL’ LAB CAUSES SANTA ROSA EXPLOSION, SUSPECT ARRESTED
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/honey-oil-lab-causes-santa-rosa-explosion-suspect-arrested/
Tags: us_CA, public, explosion, response, illegal, butane
A Santa Rosa man is accused of endangering his young sisters by manufacturing butane hash oil, which caused their home to explode Sunday night, police said.
Cameron Lenzini, 22, was arrested in the 1000 block of Russell Avenue, where he lives with family including two children ages 7 and 12, according to the Santa Rosa Police Department.
He’s suspected of child endangerment, manufacturing drugs and causing a fire at an occupied building.
According to police, the explosion occurred as Lenzini was making butane hash oil in his garage.
Hash oil, also known as honey oil, has a high concentration of THC, which makes it much more potent than regular marijuana.
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FIRE AT PHARMA LAB IN HYDERABAD
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/fire-at-pharma-lab-in-hyderabad/article65798694.ece
Tags: India, laboratory, explosion, injury, pharmaceutical
A major fire broke out at a pharmaceutical laboratory located in IDA Jeedimetla on Monday. Seven workers suffered minor injuries in the incident.
According to the Jeedimetla police, the incident took place at Sridhara Laboratories Private Limited around 9.30 a.m., when workers were processing chemicals. Seven of the injured workers were shifted to emergency care, and they were all stable.
Locals reported that there was a loud explosion and soon fire and billowing smoke engulfed the facility. Part of the laboratory, including infrastructure, was also gutted in the incident.
Fire service personnel pressed four fire tenders into action and carried out a long operation to put out the fire.
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5 HOSPITALIZED AFTER STARK COUNTY CHEMICAL RELEASE
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-stark/5-hospitalized-after-stark-county-chemical-release
Tags: us_OH, industrial, release, injury, hydrogen_sulfide
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Five people were hospitalized after being exposed to hydrogen sulfide Monday morning at a Canton Township plant.
The incident happened before 8 a.m. at U.S. Ecology on Central Avenue SE.
According to the fire department, four victims were transported by EMS to the hospital and one by private vehicle after being exposed to the chemical.
The fire department said the gas release was isolated to the immediate area inside the facility.
There were no evacuations or road closures around the facility.
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FORKED RIVER: LARGE HAZMAT SPILL
https://ocscanner.news/2022/08/21/forked-river-large-hazmat-spill/
Tags: us_NJ, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
Emergency personnel are at the site of a large fuel spill resulting in a hazmat clean up at the intersection of Lacey Road and Mule Road. Avoid the area while the clean up is taking place. No additional information is available at this time.
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NOX-CRETE HOPES TO SOON BEGIN CLEANUP OF CHEMICAL FIRE AFTERMATH
https://www.wowt.com/2022/08/21/nox-crete-hopes-soon-begin-cleanup-chemical-fire-aftermath/
Tags: us_NE, industrial, follow-up, environmental, unknown_chemical
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nox-Crete, the scene of a massive warehouse fire three months ago, is hoping to begin cleanup this week.
A public relations firm hired by Nox-Crete says the company is waiting on a permit from the city to move forward.
Town officials believe cleaning should begin early this week.
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CODE BROWN CALLED FOR NT HEALTH FACILITIES AFTER FIRE DESTROYS MEDICAL SUPPLIES WAREHOUSE IN BERRIMAH
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-21/nt-berrimah-fire/101355120
Tags: Australia, industrial, fire, response, gas_cylinders, oxygen
The Northern Territory government has issued an emergency "Code Brown" for its health services, after a massive fire caused an estimated $30 million in damage to a warehouse storing medical supplies for Royal Darwin Hospital and other health centres.
A Code Brown was declared as a result
The warehouse supplied the Royal Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine and Gove Hospitals
Emergency services were called to the large fire on College Road in the Darwin suburb of Berrimah at about 10:30am on Sunday, according to NT Chief Fire Officer Mark Spain.
"On arrival, the building was already engulfed in fire," he said.
"Fire crews did manage to get inside to contain that fire, but it got away from them at that point in time."
Mr Spain described the building as a "health storage facility" and that the "initial estimate" of the damage was $30 million.
The warehouse supplied the Royal Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine and Gove Hospitals. (ABC News: Mitchell Abram)
"At this stage, it's early, but you can image [there were] a lot of medical supplies in there, we know that there were oxygen cylinders in there.
"They exploded later on into the fire so we kept a safe distance.
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