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    <title>Library Fails to Notify Student Workers About Hazardous Materials in Books – Chicago Maroon</title>
    <dc:date>2023-04-13T10:49:58+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Undergraduate library workers across the University of Chicago library system were not warned about the presence of poisonous elements in the bindings of books in the University’s collection, The Maroon has learned.
Full-time staff in the University of Chicago library system received an email on Friday, March 31, notifying them about the potentially poisonous materials in the bindings. Undergraduate workers only learned about the contamination on Wednesday, April 5, when a staff member independently posted a flier in the Regenstein Library’s bookstacks department.

The sign an independent worker placed in the library.
The Maroon received a copy of the March 31 email with “Planning for Handling 19th-Century Cloth Covered Books with Copper Arsenic Compounds” sent out to the University’s “All Library Staff” email list by Associate University Librarian for Collections and Access James R. Mouw.
It read, “A team from Conservation and the Special Collections Research Center led by [Head of Conservation] Ann Lindsey is developing a protocol for identifying and handling this material.”
Per the email, the proposed protocol includes sealing books that meet the color identification criteria in polyethylene bags until testing can be conducted as well as training staff on identifying and handling such materials.
The University of Delaware’s Winterthur Poison Book Project, which was cited in the University’s email and the staff member’s flier, aims to identify and catalog books that contain known poisonous substances, particularly books from the 1840s and 1850s containing the pigment Paris green.
Paris green, also known as emerald green and Vienna green, is an arsenic-based pigment found in the book cloth, illustrations, and labels of certain antique books. Book cloth is the material used to create a textile effect on the covers of books, and it became popular in the 1800s as an alternative to expensive leather binding. More than 50 percent of the 19th-century cloth-case bindings analyzed by the Winterthur Poison Book Project had book cloth containing lead.
The danger in exposure to these books comes primarily from the pigment’s tendency to shed arsenic flakes. While contact with skin can cause small amounts of arsenic to be absorbed, ingesting or inhaling flakes containing arsenic poses more concerns. The project found that conservators could be exposed to arsenic pigment dust levels can be “several times higher than the OSHA exposure limit.”
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    <dc:date>2023-04-03T11:18:07+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It was the morning after Thanksgiving when residents in the Bay Area city of Martinez awoke to find their homes, cars and yards blanketed by a mysterious pale residue.

Although the dusting resembled ash, there were no wildfires burning nearby. When residents called local authorities, they learned nothing.

But then, more than a month later, the Contra Costa County Health Department published a two-page notice informing residents that the “white dust” was a hazardous material released by the Martinez Refining Co. on the northern edge of the city.

ADVERTISEMENT
The health advisory told residents to contact health providers if they were experiencing coughing or difficulty breathing, and that the health department recommended not eating food grown in soil that was exposed to the material.

Today, residents of this tight-knit community 30 miles northeast of San Francisco are still demanding to know what risks they face after 20 tons of spent catalyst were lofted over area homes, and why it’s been so hard to get answers.

 
CALIFORNIA

California’s biggest environmental cleanup leaves lead contamination and frustration

Feb. 10, 2023
While the county has launched an investigation into why the refinery failed to issue an alert, residents have accused county health officials of failing to properly inform residents of potential health hazards long after the incident. They say an initial Jan. 11 health notice was seen by too few people, and that it wasn’t until a second notice was issued March 7 that people realized they shouldn’t be eating fruit from their trees or vegetables from their garden.

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    <title>Children of employees at ammo plant have lead in their blood</title>
    <dc:date>2023-02-12T12:23:39+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[(Anoka, MN) -- State health officials are urging workers at the Federal Ammunition plant in Anoka to have their children tested for lead exposure. Investigators identified four kids with elevated blood levels due to exposure to lead dust brought home accidentally on clothing and items of family members employed at the plant. The Minnesota Department of Health is concerned there may be other children of employees who were exposed to "take-home" lead dust. Officials allege that Federal Ammunition hasn't made sufficient changes to significantly reduce the risk of exposure.

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    <title>Nashik: Jindal factory fire continues to smoulder for 2nd consecutive day</title>
    <dc:date>2023-01-03T11:42:54+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A day after a massive fire broke out inside the Jindal polyfilm factory located in Mundhegaon area of Nashik district, the blaze continued to ravage the factory on the second consecutive day on Monday as district fire brigade personnel tried to douse the flames in the face of highly inflammable chemicals smouldering inside the factory premises.
Nasik Municipal Corporation (NMC) fire department head Sanjay Bairagi said, “The fire is still on as there is a huge stock of chemical powder which is located deep inside the factory. It is located at a depth of 800 to 900 metres in the main premises which is causing major challenges for the firemen to reach the spot and douse all the flames. We had extinguished the fire yesterday itself but the chemicals which caught fire are causing the embers to reignite. Currently, we have three fire tenders and our entire staff present to monitor the live location.”
Fire brigade officials said that while a major portion of the fire had been brought under control, intermittent outbursts continued till Monday afternoon due to the volatility of the chemicals that caught fire. As the firemen stepped up efforts, the inferno was almost entirely brought under control but for the thick smoke that continued to billow from the facility till late evening Monday. As spraying water proved inadequate in the efforts to douse the fire, a mixture of foam and chemical powder was used to control the blaze.
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    <title>Hazmat team responds to brief flaring incident at Martinez refinery</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-23T11:47:58+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MARTINEZ, Calif. (KRON) — The Contra Costa Health Hazmat Team responded to another flaring incident at the Martinez Refining Company Thursday night, Contra Costa County Health Services said on Twitter.

The county confirmed at 9:57 p.m. that the flaring had stopped — 27 minutes after the report was announced. County officials said data shows there is no imminent health risk to the community.

The refinery said that it experienced a “power dip,” which is responsible for the flaring. Refinery options are now stable and the cause of the electrical disruption is being investigated.

“We apologize for impacting some of our neighbors and thank our employees who safely responded,” the refinery said.

The flaring has become a pressing issue in Martinez after two flaring incidents since Thanksgiving.

The first incident happened the day after Thanksgiving when spent catalyst waste in the form of dust was released from the facility. It led to Martinez residents finding white powder on their cars and sidewalks.

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    <title>County seeks independent investigation into Martinez refinery release over Thanksgiving</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-16T12:21:22+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/martinez-refinery-release-thanksgiving-contra-costa-county-seeks-investigation/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MARTINEZ – Contra Costa Health (CCH) is recommending that the county lead an independent, community-involved investigation into November's hazardous material release at Martinez Refining Company (MRC).

The release, which started Thanksgiving evening, blanketed the surrounding community in metal-laden dust and wasn't reported to the county health department, which confirmed it with the company days later after hearing about it from residents on social media.

In a statement released late Wednesday, CCH said it will ask the Contra Costa County Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO) Ad Hoc Committee, which is appointed by the county Board of Supervisors, for the investigation.

CCH said it notified MRC that, based on its initial investigation, it has determined the Nov. 24-25 release was a Major Chemical Accident or Release (MCAR), a legal designation allowing CCH to thoroughly investigate the cause of the release through an independent investigation. The department will also perform followup work to fill safety gaps, and publicly report its activities.

CCH told MRC in a letter Wednesday that the refinery violated state law and local policy when it failed to report the airborne release of more than 20 tons of "spent catalyst," a substance that laboratory testing later showed to contain elevated levels of heavy metals.

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    <title>Understudied class of PFAS found in healthcare facilities</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-08T10:59:43+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Researchers have detected an understudied class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as fluorotelomer ethoxylates (FTEOs), in indoor dust and industrial wastewater samples collected across two provinces in Canada. They found the highest concentrations of FTEOs in dust found in healthcare settings, such as a hospital, a pharmacy, and a medical school, and in effluent produced at a healthcare linen cleaning facility (Environ. Int. 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107634).
According to the study’s lead author Karl Jobst, an environmental chemist at Memorial University of Newfoundland, investigating the prevalence of FTEOs in healthcare facilities complements previous work done by other groups, which have identified these potentially persistent fluorinated compounds in fabric stain repellents and anti-fogging agents (Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 2014, DOI: 10.1007/s00216-014-7862-0). “We certainly hypothesized that these compounds could be widespread,” says Nicholas Herkert, an environmental scientist at Duke University who detected FTEOs in anti-fog sprays earlier this year (Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06990). “But so little research has been done on FTEOs to date, we were ultimately uncertain.”
Jobst’s study is the first to confirm Herkert’s suspicions. To measure FTEOs in the dust and wastewater samples, Jobst and his colleagues attached a mass spectrometer to a gas chromatograph using an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source. According to Jobst, this analytical setup can detect FTEOs more easily than liquid chromatography, the primary method for detecting PFAS in environmental samples. He suspects that the prevalence of liquid chromatography in PFAS analysis prevented scientists from detecting FTEOs in the environment prior to this study.]]></description>
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    <title>US to spend $250m on cleanup at California’s toxic Salton Sea</title>
    <dc:date>2022-11-29T23:33:07+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US government said on Monday it will spend up to $250m over four years to help mitigate an environmental health disaster that has been brewing in California’s Salton Sea for nearly two decades.

The inland lake, which is fed by agricultural runoff and wastewater, has slowly been shrinking, exposing a powdery shoreline laced with arsenic, selenium and DDT. Dust from the drying lake has wafted into surrounding communities, exacerbating pollution and consequently respiratory conditions in one of California’s poorest and most environmentally burdened regions.

The future of the Salton Sea, and who is financially responsible for it, has also been a key issue in discussions over how to prevent a crisis in the Colorado River.

As farmers in the region – who grow many of the nation’s winter vegetables as well as alfalfa for animal feed – have reduced their water use amid a severe drought in the region, less runoff water has been flowing into the lake, accelerating its decline. Local authorities agreed to oversee further reductions in water drawn from the beleaguered Colorado River, so long as the federal government put up funds to mitigate the effects of even less water flowing into the Salton Sea.

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    <title>2 burned in fire at Howmet plant</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-20T09:29:45+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.tribtoday.com/news/local-news/2022/10/2-burned-in-fire-at-howmet-plant/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WEATHERSFIELD — Firefighters from four Trumbull County communities worked Tuesday to battle a fire at the Howmet Aerospace plant, 1000 Warren Ave., that began when titanium dust caught a vacuum truck and a hopper on fire.

Howmet supplies titanium alloys for the aerospace industry.

But because titanium dust is a magnesium-based product, it is highly flammable and it cannot be extinguished with water, according to Weathersfield fire Chief Tom Lambert.

The fire began in a vacuum hose when a contracting company was removing dust particles from a hopper in the plant. The flames moved from the hose back into the plant area, damaging some equipment, according to Lambert.

The plant contacted Trumbull County 911, which contacted the Weathersfield Fire Department at 8:09 a.m. Fire departments in Lordstown, Niles and Howland responded to the emergency call.

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    <title>Chemical dump causes mini explosion at BJ’s gas station in Sanford, fire officials say</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-19T10:50:06+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/10/18/chemical-dump-causes-mini-explosion-at-bjs-gas-station-in-sanford-fire-officials-say/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SANFORD, Fla. – Chemicals dumped near fuel pumps caused a mini explosion at a BJ’s Wholesale Club in Sanford on Tuesday, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.
Fire officials told News 6 a third-party company was working on something at BJ’s. According to the fire department, someone pressed a wrong button and trigged the fire suppression system.

The system expelled approximately 560 gallons of dry chemical — a type of powder used to subdue flames — near the fuel pumps, fire officials said.
Crews helped get powder off six customers who had been getting fuel from the gas station, the fire department stated.
According to the fire department, the powder can cause eye irritation or respiratory issues.
Crews said four patients were taken to the hospital, and another two were evaluated after some individuals cited difficulty breathing. No life-threatening injuries were reported, the department said.
Sylvia Maldonado was one of the patients taken to the hospital after the explosion. She told News 6 that people “were going crazy” because they didn’t know what was going on.
]]></description>
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    <title>Damaged grain silos at Beirut Port partially collapse</title>
    <dc:date>2022-08-01T09:55:24+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-713561</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hezbollah-allied Lebanese Transport Minister Ali Hamie told Reuters he feared more parts of the Beirut port silos could collapse imminently after parts of them fell on Sunday afternoon, sending a large cloud of dust and smoke into the air.
The silos were severely damaged in a massive August 4, 2020 chemical explosion that left at least 215 dead and thousands injured. Officials warned in recent weeks that portions of the silos could soon collapse.]]></description>
<dc:subject>Lebanon industrial follow-up environmental dust</dc:subject>
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    <title>SUSPECT TRIES TO DISCARD FENTANYL, EXPOSES EL CAJON POLICE OFFICERS</title>
    <dc:date>2022-07-27T10:36:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/suspect-tries-discard-fentanyl-exposes-el-cajon-police-officers</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 26, 2022 (El Cajon) – Two El Cajon Police officers suffered fentanyl exposure and had to undergo a decontamination procedure today.
The officers responded to a call regarding a group of individuals known for chronic trespassing and drug activity in the 500 block of Front Street in El Cajon, according to the El Cajon Police Department’s post on its Facebook page.

 
“When units arrived, one of the twelve individuals attempted to discard a bag of powdered fentanyl from his pocket. As he pulled it from his pocket and threw it over his shoulder, the unsealed bag opened further, spreading the fentanyl all over himself and two of our officers,” the ECPD page states.
.
Fentanyl is a highly dangerous drug, since a dose the size of a sand grain can be lethal, It poses hazards not only to users, but to first responders as well. 

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<dc:subject>us_CA public release response dust clandestine_lab</dc:subject>
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    <title>Picatinny Arsenal contamination larger than previously known</title>
    <dc:date>2022-07-07T09:49:41+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP – A microcosm of American industrialization, Picatinny Arsenal has evolved more thoroughly and rapidly than just about any part of North Jersey. 

It opened less than 150 years ago as the Dover Powder Depot with brick bunkers designed to fill explosive ingredients. Today, workers at the 5,853-acre complex officially known as the U.S. military's Joint Center of Excellence for Guns and Ammunition hone the nation's highest-end armament.

Surrounded by a fence and guarded 24 hours per day, the area is home to classified military weaponry, ammunition research and engineering. The arsenal's portfolio "comprises nearly 90% of the Army’s lethality and all conventional ammunition for joint warfighters," according to its website.

It is America's test kitchen for weaponry. It is also one of the most polluted sites in North Jersey.  

Inevitable mistakes in a quest for progression have made an ecological impact. The U.S. Army's newly released sixth Five-Year Review for the Picatinny Arsenal Superfund site analyzed 22 remedial actions underway to clean up pollution among its 156 documented areas of concern, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency records.

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    <title>Pump malfunction caused hazmat incident at Chesterfield pool</title>
    <dc:date>2022-06-18T10:04:24+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/chesterfield-county/pump-malfunction-caused-hazmat-incident-at-chesterfield-pool/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CHESTERFIELD, (WRIC) — An investigation by the Chesterfield Fire Marshal’s office has revealed that a hazmat incident earlier this week that sent 11 people to the hospital was caused by a pump malfunction in the neighborhood pool.

Fire officials told 8News that parents became concerned after children became nauseous and began having respiratory issues.

Now, fire officials say “preliminary information” indicates that pool staff were not responsible for the incident – instead pointing to a malfunctioning chemical pump that flooded the pool system with too much pool chemical.

One mother – who asked to remain anonymous – was at the pool with her five children, who ranged in age from eight years to four months. She said they inhaled a “powdery substance” and began choking, after which she drove them to Chippenham Hospital for treatment.

Hours later, she could still be heard coughing on the phone.

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    <title>Dublin Best Buy warehouse evacuated due to hazardous substance</title>
    <dc:date>2022-06-03T09:56:01+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/dublin-best-buy-warehouse-evacuated-due-to-unknown-hazardous-substance-2/93-3d020a84-07b1-4396-9e95-7a64f132d685</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DUBLIN, Ga. — Dublin's Best Buy warehouse was evacuated after more than 20 people Thursday complained of eye, nose, and throat irritation. One of those people was hospitalized, and authorities say it may have been caused by a hazardous material leak.  
According to Dublin Fire Chief Matthew Cutler, the 911 call came in about 9:15 a.m. Thursday morning. He says the cause of the problem could be lithium ion batteries that leaked and released a powdered substance.
"Had multiple people complaining of irritation to the eyes, throat, and some were having difficulty breathing," Cutler said. 
He says at least 20 people complained of problems, and one of them was sent to Fairview Park hospital.]]></description>
<dc:subject>us_GA industrial release injury batteries dust</dc:subject>
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    <title>Firefighters respond to a report of a Hazmat incident at Georgetown Hospital</title>
    <dc:date>2022-05-31T10:24:27+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firefighters from the City of Georgetown and Georgetown County were sent to Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital late Monday evening because of what Georgetown Fire Chief Charlie Cribb said was a Hazmat incident.  
Cribb said the firefighters were called when a couple of hospital workers began experiencing some symptoms including eye irritation after being in close proximity to a female patient in the emergency room area.
Cribb said the area, and the woman, were both searched and the only thing found was a small package containing a powdery substance in the woman’s possession. That package was turned over to the Georgetown Police Department to be tested.
Nothing else hazardous was found, Cribb said.
We had three readers tell us the emergency room was on lockdown while this investigation was taking place.
The scene was cleared at around midnight.]]></description>
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    <title>JBPM removes chemical spill weighing 43.1 tonnes on PLUS</title>
    <dc:date>2022-05-25T10:48:23+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ALOR GAJAH: The Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JBPM), Melaka took more than nine hours to clean up a chemical spill weighing 43.1 tonnes after a trailer skidded at KM 215.6 of the North-South Expressway northbound early this morning.

Melaka JBPM Hazardous Materials Unit (Hazmat) operations commander, Fire Superintendent Zulkhairani Ramli said they received a report on the incident at about 2.56 am.

“A total of 14 members from the Alor Gajah and Ayer Keroh Fire and Rescue Stations including the Hazmat team were sent to the location and found a trailer carrying a load of solid scheduled waste, namely copper and aluminium powder, skidded onto the roadside.

“The 29-year-old driver and his 31-year-old attendant escaped unhurt,” he said in a statement here today.

Elaborating, Zulkhairani said the HAZMAT team had taken a reading of pollution levels at the location using special equipment including infrared thermal cameras and chemical detectors and found that the situation was safe.

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    <title>Potential hazardous materials incident in Champaign</title>
    <dc:date>2022-05-12T10:48:21+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://foxillinois.com/news/local/hazardous-materials-incident-in-champaign</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCCU/WICS) — Champaign firefighters were called in Wednesday afternoon to a potential hazardous materials incident.

It happened in the 3200 block of Farber Drive.

Crews found an overheating 55-gallon drum of aluminum powder suspended in water.

There were three drums of product, that were stored outside, overheating and beginning to boil.

Firefighters deployed a single unmanned line to cool the containers in order to keep the product from being released.

No injuries were reported and no evacuations were necessary.

The Champaign Fire Department says the incident did not pose a threat to the environment or the surrounding community.
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    <title>Norton hardware store, brewery temporarily evacuated after liquid chlorine spill</title>
    <dc:date>2022-04-21T10:43:48+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/norton-hardware-store-brewery-temporarily-evacuated-after-liquid-chlorine-spill/article_f125b162-63df-536d-90a1-3ca43e2d6f8b.html</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NORTON — A Route 123 building housing a hardware store and a brewery was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after about 20 gallons of liquid chlorine spilled inside the hardware store.

One employee at Ace Hardware, 33 West Main St. (Route 123), was taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro as a precaution, according to a fire official and employees.

Firefighters from Norton, Attleboro and North Attleboro responded to the store about 2:15 p.m. for a Tier 1 hazardous materials incident.


A Tier 1 emergency involves the release of a small amount of a hazardous material that can be handled by local emergency responders rather than the state regional hazmat team.

Fire Chief Shawn Simmons said the liquid chlorine was inside four or five containers when the accident occurred. Firefighters planned to “neutralize” the chemical with baking powder in order to safely clean up the spill, Simmons said.

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<dc:subject>us_MA public release injury chlorine dust</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.wsaz.com/2022/04/13/fire-sparks-during-demolition-plant-haverhill/">
    <title>Fire sparks during demolition at plant in Haverhill</title>
    <dc:date>2022-04-14T10:47:35+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.wsaz.com/2022/04/13/fire-sparks-during-demolition-plant-haverhill/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HAVERHILL, Ohio (WSAZ) - Demolition work sparked a fire Wednesday at the ALTIVIA Petrochemical Plant plant in Haverhill, Ohio.

The fire happened as a former Bisphenol A (BPA) production facility was being torn down around 10:35 a.m., according to Scioto County Emergency Management.

As the 200 foot tall steel structure was being toppled a fire ignited at the top of the structure as it hit the ground, officials report.

A statement released from Altivia says “the cause of the fire is believed to be due to residual organic solid dust igniting as the structure was being brought down.”

Bisphenol A is a chemical compound primarily used in the manufacture of various plastics.

The Plant Emergency Response Team (ERT) on standby at the time, started to extinguish the fire with plant resources.

Altivia says no materials were released during the fire.

There were no injuries, no hazmat situation, and no danger to the public even though the smoke from the fire drifted over US 52 for a short time, Scioto County Emergency Management says.

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<dc:subject>us_OH industrial fire response dust plastics</dc:subject>
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    <title>Multi-vehicle accident injures 3 people at 8 Mile and Hayes</title>
    <dc:date>2022-04-09T11:54:33+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/multi-vehicle-accident-injures-5-people-at-8-mile-and-hayes</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EASTPOINTE, Mich. (FOX 2) - A crash involving multiple cars that left three injured and a HAZMAT cleanup at Eight Mile and Hayes at the Detroit/Eastpointe border Friday afternoon.

Three people are in critical condition, two in temporary serious condition, according to Detroit police at the scene. 

A vehicle with three people inside ran a red light causing the crash, DPD said. 

One of the vehicles involved is a Terminix truck, leading to the HAZMAT cleanup. An officer in charge at the scene says the powdery substance that came from the truck has been covered by the cleanup team. 

No cause of the crash has been given yet.

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    <title>Fires, oil leaks and smoke: What led to the Tuas explosion that killed 3 workers</title>
    <dc:date>2022-03-26T11:17:08+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/tuas-explosion-inquiry-committee-report-fire-mixer-machine-potato-starch-powder-2586201</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE: An inquiry committee that looked into the Tuas explosion that killed three workers and injured seven others in February last year published its report on Friday (Mar 25), documenting multiple red flags such as fires, oil leaks and smoke before the fatal incident.

The 89-page document also laid out evidence from experts on how the explosion was caused by the unsafe use of a mixer machine, resulting in gradual degradation and an accumulation of pressure on the machine.

The explosion eventually ignited accumulated potato starch powder suspended in the air, resulting in the subsequent flash fires on Feb 24, 2021.

The committee also recommended steps to improve safety, and concluded that criminal offences had been disclosed in acts and omissions by Stars Engrg and two key personnel.

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<dc:subject>Singapore industrial follow-up death dust illegal</dc:subject>
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    <title>Massive Australian wildfires caused new damage to the ozone layer</title>
    <dc:date>2022-03-15T10:39:34+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/massive-australian-wildfires-caused-new-damage-to-the-ozone-layer/4015362.article</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Smoke from immense wildfires, which are projected to become more frequent because of climate change, can reach high into the upper atmosphere and damage the ozone layer, according to a new study. The researchers say the massive pillars of smoke above the huge wildfires in Australia in late 2019 and early 2020 – what’s called the ‘Black Summer’ – injected over 1 million tonnes of smoke particles as high as 35km into the atmosphere, and caused chemical reactions that set back the recovery of stratospheric ozone by about 10 years.

‘This event essentially cancelled out a decade’s worth of recovery,’ says atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the lead author of the study.1 ‘It only lasted six to eight months, but what if they happen more often?’

The Australian wildfires in the southern summer of 2019 and 2020 were some of the worst on record. It’s estimated that they burnt more than 240,000km2 of bush over six months and resulted in more than 400 deaths, while their towering clouds of smoke – called pyrocumulonimbus – measured more than 1000km across and stayed intact for several months.2

Solomon and her colleagues observed the chemical effects of the smoke clouds on the stratosphere in mid-latitudes in data from three orbiting scientific instruments. Each showed the smoke particles caused a sharp drop in the amount of nitrogen dioxide in the stratosphere – a cold and very dry layer of the upper atmosphere, typically between 10km and 50km above the Earth’s surface – which is the first step of a chemical cascade that results in ozone depletion.

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<dc:subject>us_MA laboratory discovery environmental dust nitrogen_dioxide</dc:subject>
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    <title>Scientists race to study microplastic pollution in the atmosphere</title>
    <dc:date>2022-02-21T10:58:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://cen.acs.org/environment/pollution/Scientists-race-study-microplastic-pollution/100/i7</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In 2017, biogeochemist Janice Brahney was collecting dust deposited in remote wilderness areas in the western US. She wanted to study how phosphorus that was transported through the air to these wild places might disrupt their ecosystems.
But Brahney’s samples contained more than the soil particles she was expecting. Under the microscope were “enormous amounts of plastic,” the Utah State University researcher says. There were fibers, spheres, and chunks of the stuff, in all different colors.
Plastic is ubiquitous wherever people go, but Brahney’s study areas—including remote parts of the High Uintas Wilderness in Utah and Rocky Mountain National Park—don’t get a lot of human traffic. She was determined to figure out how microplastics could have gotten there. She didn’t have funding to work on the problem, so she investigated this mystery in her spare time, spending years of evenings and weekends cataloging the plastic bits.
Her detailed investigation led Brahney to conclude that the microplastics were being transported in the atmosphere and then falling to the ground with snow, rain, or dusty winds (Science 2020, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz5819). And she wasn’t the only scientist arriving at the conclusion that microplastics could travel long distances through the air. Two papers published in 2019 suggested that tiny plastic particles and fibers found in remote parts of the French Pyrenees and in snow from the Fram Strait (which lies between Greenland and Svalbard) had been transported there from urban areas via the atmosphere.]]></description>
<dc:subject>us_UT laboratory discovery environmental dust microplastics</dc:subject>
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    <title>High Levels of 'Forever Chemicals' Found in Those near Base</title>
    <dc:date>2022-02-19T12:02:03+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/02/18/high-levels-of-forever-chemicals-found-those-near-base.html</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DOVER, Del. — Residents living near an Air National Guard base in northern Delaware have average blood levels of certain toxic manmade chemicals that are significantly higher than the national average, according to a report by federal researchers.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry tested 214 people from 134 households for exposure to fluorinated chemical compounds that are collectively known as PFAS. The study included analyzing blood and urine samples, as well as testing tap water and dust samples from a small subset of homes.

Average blood levels of five specific PFAS compounds in study participants were higher than national averages, according to a report released earlier this month. Those chemicals include PFOA and PFOS, which have been found in public and private water supply wells in all three counties in Delaware.

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<item rdf:about="https://cen.acs.org/environment/pollution/Tighten-particulate-limit-advisers-US/100/i6">
    <title>Tighten particulate limit, advisers to US EPA say in draft report</title>
    <dc:date>2022-02-14T11:32:30+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://cen.acs.org/environment/pollution/Tighten-particulate-limit-advisers-US/100/i6</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To protect the health of US residents, the Environmental Protection Agency should ratchet down the limit for airborne particulate matter, a panel of scientific experts says in a draft report. Breathing in particulates that are 2.5 µm or less in diameter (PM2.5) is associated with heart attacks, decreased lung function, asthma attacks, and premature death in people with heart or lung problems. In its draft report, the EPA’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee says it concurs with an agency assessment released last year that concludes, “Meaningful risk reductions will result from lowering the annual PM2.5 standard.” A majority of the panel recommended a limit of 8–10 µg/m3 of air; the current standard, set in 2012, is 12 µg/m3. Under former president Donald J. Trump, the EPA proposed in 2020 to maintain that standard rather than tighten it as agency staff members had recommended. The chemical industry group American Chemistry Council backed the Trump plan, saying further controls weren’t needed because US air quality is improving. In its draft report, the advisory committee says, “The [scientific] literature, as it is expanding, continues to show strong associations with health effects, even though concentrations of PM2.5 in the air have been dropping over time.” The panel will finalize the report in the spring.
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<item rdf:about="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-residents-panic-as-suspected-chemical-powder-from-refinery-falls-on-their-food/articleshow/88370376.cms">
    <title>Chembur residents panic as suspected chemical powder from refinery falls on food</title>
    <dc:date>2021-12-20T11:24:46+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-residents-panic-as-suspected-chemical-powder-from-refinery-falls-on-their-food/articleshow/88370376.cms</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MUMBAI: A suspected chemical powder from a refinery fell on the food and vehicles of residents of Mahul village in Mumbai, triggering panic in the area, officials said on Sunday.
The incident took place around 11pm on Saturday, when residents of Gawan Pada at Mahul village in suburban Chembur were celebrating a festival outside their homes, a fire official said.
They noticed some powder from the Hindustan Petroleum's refinery located nearby falling on their food and vehicles, the official said.
The worried residents immediately alerted the local police and the fire department.
Personnel of the fire department, police and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reached the spot and immediately contacted officials of the refinery, the official said.
The plant officials were asked to close the work there, he said.
The personnel from the fire department, police and the civic body were present in the area till 1.30 am on Sunday and did not find anything suspicious, the fire official said, adding that the suspected chemical substance stopped falling automatically after some time.]]></description>
<dc:subject>India industrial release response dust</dc:subject>
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    <title>Demolition of Cold-War Era Building Sends Potentially Radioactive Dust Into Air Above LA – NBC Los Angeles</title>
    <dc:date>2021-11-12T11:43:55+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Energy demolished a building using explosives last month at the highly contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL), a former nuclear and rocket test site in the hills above LA. The building was part of a complex at SSFL used to develop nuclear reactors.

The explosion sent clouds of dust into the sky near residential neighborhoods of what some experts say were radioactive materials.

"I was absolutely flabbergasted," Dan Hirsch told the NBC-Team.

Hirsch, the former director of the Program on Environmental and Nuclear Policy at UC Santa Cruz, added, "I was concerned that that radioactive cloud would migrate to where people are."

And that's happened before. Last month, the I-Team first reported on a peer-reviewed study which found radioactive dust and ash from Santa Susana--generated by the 2018 Woolsey Fire--migrated as far as nine miles away to cities like Thousand Oaks.

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<dc:subject>us_CA laboratory follow-up environmental dust explosives radiation</dc:subject>
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    <title>Study: Radioactive elements reached neighborhoods near Santa Susana Field Lab during Woolsey Fire – Daily News</title>
    <dc:date>2021-10-22T11:00:45+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Highly contaminated radioactive particles traveled to residential neighborhoods from the Santa Susana Field Laboratory during the 2018 Woolsey Fire, according to a new study.

The peer-reviewed study called “Radioactive microparticles related to the Woolsey Fire in Simi Valley, CA” was spearheaded by Marco Kaltofen of the Dept. of Physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, who examined radiation risks following the Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan and Maggie and Arnie Gunderson of Fairewinds Energy Education.

The study examined 360 samples of household dust, surface soils, and ash from 150 homes as well as other locations collected in the weeks following the Woolsey Fire and found that while most samples were at normal levels “some ashes and dusts collected from the Woolsey Fire zone in the fire’s immediate aftermath contained high activities of radioactive isotopes associated with the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.”

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    <title>Germany: Three probed over deadly Leverkusen chemical blast</title>
    <dc:date>2021-10-20T11:59:04+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.dw.com/en/germany-three-probed-over-deadly-leverkusen-chemical-blast/a-59552741</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors in Cologne, Germany announced on Tuesday that three people were being investigated in connection with the blast at a Leverkusen chemical plant.
The explosion at the Chempark industrial park on July 27 claimed the lives of seven people and injured 31 others.
What do we know about the investigation?
Authorities raided the homes of the three suspects and seized various devices and phones, along with documents. Police also searched offices belonging to Currenta, the firm which manages the chemical incineration plant where the blast occurred.
Prosecutors believe the three suspects were negligent and failed to properly handle and store chemical waste correctly and safely.
It's suspected that waste in a tank had begun to self-heat and the temperature rose beyond acceptable levels, which is then believed to have caused the series of catastrophic events that followed.
 
The blast claimed the lives of seven people, leading authorities to launch an initial investigation of negligent homicide
The explosion caused an enormous plume of smoke to rise above the city. Roads in the area were closed and firefighters battled for hours to extinguish the blaze.
At the time, there was serious concern that nearby residential areas were at risk of toxic contamination. Residents were urged to remain indoors and keep their windows and doors closed.
Public health officials conducted tests on soot and dust particles that fell on a residential area near the Chempark complex. 
Analysis revealed low pollution levels in the vicinity of where the exp]]></description>
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    <title>Hazmat Team called in Colorado Springs for a large line of white powder on a roadway</title>
    <dc:date>2021-10-12T10:35:02+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A roadway was closed in Colorado Springs on Monday after a large line of white powder was discovered.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department said the Hazmat Team was called to the area of 2255 E. Las Vegas Street for the powder. The area is between Janitell Road and S. Circle Drive on the south side of the city. The fire department eventually announced the white powder in question was lime powder.

The road was back open Monday night.

No one was injured during the incident and the fire department announced there was no danger to the public.

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    <title>9/11 survivors' exposure to toxic dust and the chronic health conditions that followed offer lessons that are still too often unheeded</title>
    <dc:date>2021-09-11T11:09:48+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York resulted in the loss of 2,753 people in the Twin Towers and surrounding area. After the attack, more than 100,000 responders and recovery workers from every U.S. state – along with some 400,000 residents and other workers around ground zero – were exposed to a toxic cloud of dust that fell as a ghostly, thick layer of ash and then hung in the air for more than three months.

The World Trade Center dust plume, or WTC dust, consisted of a dangerous mixture of cement dust and particles, asbestos and a class of chemicals called persistent organic pollutants. These include cancer-causing dioxins and polyaromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, which are byproducts of fuel combustion.

The dust also contained heavy metals that are known to be poisonous to the human body and brain, such as lead – used in the manufacturing of flexible electrical cables – and mercury, which is found in float valves, switches and fluorescent lamps. The dust also contained cadmium, a carcinogen toxic to the kidneys that is used in the manufacturing of electric batteries and pigments for paints.]]></description>
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    <title>Predicting the Fire and Explosion Properties of Early-Phase Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients</title>
    <dc:date>2021-09-11T10:56:13+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early-phase drug product (DP) manufacture from an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is often performed in the absence of fire and explosion data, as material for testing either does not exist or cannot be spared. This leads to onerous processing restrictions, as properties are assumed to be “worst case” or processes are run with an inadequate basis of safety, leading to accidents. Full testing for fire and explosion properties uses about 800 g of material. This paper discusses predictive methodologies used by GSK R&D based on chemistry knowledge and experiments using <1 g of material to identify “materials of concern” (e.g., low minimum ignition energy or adverse dust explosion properties) that require additional safety measures or accelerated testing. The methodology has been employed on over 20 compounds in GSK R&D.

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    <title>Madison Fire hazmat team contains large cooking oil spill after dumpster falls over</title>
    <dc:date>2021-08-25T11:12:36+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MADISON (WKOW) -- The Madison Fire Department Hazardous Incident Team responded quickly to contain a spill of more than 100 gallons of used cooking oil Monday after a dumpster tipped over outside a restaurant on Madison's west side.

According to an incident report from the Madison Fire Department, the hazmat team responded to Madtown Chicken 'n' Fish on Raymond Road at 3:47 p.m. Monday. The dumpster, containing 100-150 gallons of used cooking oil, had tipped over, and was spreading toward the Kwik Trip that shares a parking lot with the restaurant.

Cleanup teams used several absorbent powders to clean up the spill, with help from Kwik Trip staff. Officials were able to keep the spill contained in the parking lot.

Authorities don't know how the dumpster tipped over.]]></description>
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    <title>Germany: No toxic fallout from Leverkusen chemical blast</title>
    <dc:date>2021-07-31T11:08:02+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Preliminary investigations into substances released by an explosion at a chemical park in the western German city of Leverkusen indicate there is no risk to public health, officials said Friday.
Tests were conducted on soot and dust particles that fell on a residential area near the Chempark complex. Investigators found no traces of dioxins or similar toxins during initial tests, Ulrich Quass from the environmental agency in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia told a press briefing.
More detailed tests are being conducted and those results are expected next week.
 
Health officials are still cautioning residents not to consume home-grown produce or clean surfaces themselves
Health concerns allayed for now
The blast caused a giant plume of smoke to rise from the Chempark site, forcing emergency officials to shut down nearby motorways. At the time, residents were told to stay inside their homes and close all windows to minimize any potential harm.
Quass said particles that fell near the industrial complex — which hosts chemicals companies including Bayer and Lanxess — were found to contain no toxic substances: "Contrary to what was feared, no critical levels of dioxin and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been found," he told reporters.
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    <title>Hazmat Incident Brings Responders To Recycling Facility</title>
    <dc:date>2021-07-08T10:15:37+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crews from Bucks County and New Jersey spent much of Wednesday afternoon and evening at a Falls Township facility for a hazmat call.

Firefighters were first dispatched to the Covanta facility on Middle Drive inside the Keystone Trade Center, formerly the U.S. Steel property, around 1:30 p.m. for a report of fumes inside a building.

Fire Marshal Rich Dippolito said the call was upgraded to add several fire companies and the Bucks County and Trenton hazmat teams.

Workers inside the facility operated by Covanta, a metal recycling company, sprayed a dust cloud of aluminum dross, a byproduct of aluminum smelter plants, with water. The mix of water and dross caused a chemical reaction that filled the facility with potentially dangerous fumes, Dippolito said.

No injuries were reported, but higher-than-normal levels of fumes remained in parts of the facility into Wednesday evening, the fire marshal said.

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    <title>Sierra Club hosts forum on Chemtool fallout</title>
    <dc:date>2021-06-30T10:20:10+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just over two weeks after the massive industrial fire at Chemtool in the Town of Rockton, residents continue to raise environmental and health concerns in the aftermath of the blaze.

On Tuesday, the Sierra Club, an environmental activism collective with over 3.8 million members, hosted a virtual community forum with environmental activists, health officials and residents for a question-and-answer session with University of Illinois at Chicago Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Peter Orris, MD.

Residents asked various questions regarding the safety of Rockton neighborhoods; the quality of the air and water; implications of long-term health impacts of chemical exposure and how residents could keep themselves safe as more is learned about the fire.


Orris said residents with pre-existing respiratory conditions who have experienced breathing problems from the fire should consult with their family doctor and consider limiting outdoor exercise.

“Most of the time we are dealing with risk and comparative risk,” Orris said. “...Even if you don’t see dust or smoke, some of these chemicals were getting in your system. There are others that may produce irritation within the central nervous system that are usually short-lived.”

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    <title>Tampa factory exposed hundreds of workers to high lead levels for a decade</title>
    <dc:date>2021-06-21T09:55:47+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://news.yahoo.com/tampa-factory-exposed-hundreds-workers-102028196.html</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Tampa Bay Times dropped part one of its "Poisoned" series Wednesday — an investigative look into the dangers of the Gopher Resource, a lead-smelting factory in Tampa.

Why it matters: The only lead smelter in the state, Gopher employs more 300 people — mostly Black or immigrants — and they've been exposed to dangerously high lead levels for a decade.

Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.

"Regular tasks" left workers "caked with [lead] dust, as though they'd been dunked in powdered sugar."

Health department records show the plant is why Hillsborough has more adult lead poisoning cases than any other county in the state.

The reporters examined thousands of pages of regulatory reports and company documents, including data tracking the amount of lead in the air and in workers’ blood.

Points of intrigue:

Gopher's company-contracted doctor didn’t tell workers their blood-lead levels put them in danger and cleared them for work even when they had lead-related health problems.

The company hasn't crossed OSHA's line for the maximum amount of lead allowed inside a worker’s body — but the Times points out that standard was established 42 years ago, and health officials have called it "out of touch with modern science."]]></description>
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    <title>Hazard from debris of northern Illinois Chemtool fire under evaluation</title>
    <dc:date>2021-06-17T10:05:10+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ROCKTON — Public health officials have lifted an outdoor mask mandate for those within a 3-mile radius of a massive chemical plant fire in the village.

That decision comes after monitoring showed that air quality measurements remained stable in the area around Chemtool, an industrial solvent and lubricant facility that burst into flames Monday.

"All of the measured levels for the volatile organic compounds, the carbon monoxide and the hydrogen sulfide remain below federal standards," Winnebago County Health Department Administrator Sandra Martell said Wednesday afternoon. "There was a slight increase in particulate matter over the overnight, so people will often say that maybe they smelled something a little bit more, but it did not exceed any of the federal limits."


However, the evacuation order for those within one mile of the fire remains in effect. That's because the potential danger from the debris, dust and ash that has fallen on the ground from the fire is still unknown.

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    <title>US supreme court will not hear J&amp;J talc appeal</title>
    <dc:date>2021-06-05T11:00:52+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/us-supreme-court-will-not-hear-jandj-talc-appeal/4013805.article</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decision means J&J must pay $2.1 billion previously awarded to 22 women who say talc caused their ovarian cancer

Johnson and Johnson (J&J) has officially lost its legal fight to overturn a US court verdict ordering the company to pay $2.1 billion (£1.4 billion) in damages to 22 women and their families who claim their ovarian cancer was caused by its talc products. On 1 June, the US supreme court rejected the company’s request to review the Missouri jury’s decision from cases that were combined in a single trial in 2018.


J&J insists its talc powders are safe, but faces nearly 30,000 lawsuits claiming otherwise
In June 2020, an appeals court reduced the jury’s original award of $4.7 billion to $2.1 billion. However, J&J lawyers have suggested the decision leaves open matters related to legal procedure that will be relevant for the thousands of further talc-related cases the company is facing. ‘Decades of independent scientific evaluations confirm Johnson’s Baby Powder is safe, does not contain asbestos, and does not cause cancer,’ the company added.

In its natural form, some talc contains asbestos – a known carcinogen. But talc products sold in the US have been asbestos-free since the 1970s. When it comes to whether asbestos-free talc causes cancer, the scientific evidence remains contested.]]></description>
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    <title>No risk to public, environment after chemical exposure in Springwater</title>
    <dc:date>2021-04-11T11:10:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/no-risk-to-public-environment-after-chemical-exposure-in-springwater-1.5382822</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[BARRIE, ONT. -- Officials say there is no danger to the public or the environment after a chemical exposure in Springwater Saturday afternoon.

Fire officials were called to Terrapure Environmental Solutions on Snow Valley Road shortly after 3 p.m., following calls of smoke coming out of one of the buildings towards the back of the property.

With the help of Barrie Fire's hazmat team, officials determined the smoke was caused by aluminum trichloride, a powder substance used for a variety of industrial purposes, mixing with water.

All Terrapure staff were evacuated, and the surrounding area, including a walking trail, was cleared.

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    <title>Man mixing chemicals in garage severely injured during explosion</title>
    <dc:date>2021-03-25T10:50:51+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/03/24/man-mixing-chemicals-in-garage-severely-injured-during-explosion/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ST. CLOUD, Fla. – A man suffered severe burns when the chemicals he was mixing in a garage exploded Tuesday afternoon, according to Osceola Fire Rescue.
Officials said the explosion happened in the Live Oak Lake community in St. Cloud and the victim suffered injuries to his hands, torso and abdomen. He was airlifted to a local trauma center for treatment. His current condition is unknown.
[TRENDING: Missing Fla. woman found naked in storm drain | That’s not lint: Family finds snake in dryer | So Florida: Gator swims with shark]
After Osceola County deputies found more powdered chemicals in the home, hazmat and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad were called in to assist and worked late into the night.
The hazmat unit deployed a laser spectrometer to help identify the unknown chemicals but officials haven’t released details on what exactly was in the home]]></description>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Authorities evacuated nearby homeless camps and a hazardous materials team was called to the scene after Caltrans workers complained of respiratory irritation after being exposed to a powdery substance in an industrial park area near Old North Sacramento.

Shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, the Sacramento Fire Department announced that the hazardous materials incident occurred in the 2100 block of Evergreen Street in the Erikson Industrial Park area just south of Arden Way.

The Caltrans workers exposed to the powdery substance and complaining of respiratory irritation were examined by medics at the scene and released, fire officials said.

Homeless encampments downwind from the area were evacuated as a precautionary measure, fire officials said. Authorities closed Evergreen south of Arden as the hazardous materials team worked at the scene.

As of 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, authorities had not determined what was the powdery substance. Fire officials said the unidentified substance had been contained and the area was deemed safe.

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    <title>Durham hazmat crews respond after suspicious Amazon delivery reported</title>
    <dc:date>2021-03-22T10:50:43+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Emergency crews in Durham shut down part of a street Sunday evening after a resident reported a suspicious package.

The incident was reported around 6:45 p.m. at a home in the 900 block of South Alston Avenue, according to Durham fire officials.

The person who reported the incident told officials that an Amazon delivery at their home contained a white powdery substance.

Hazmat crews responsded to investigate and tested the substance. It turned out to be adhesive tape and was not harmful.

The road was never closed, but one lane of traffic was blocked while authorities investigated.]]></description>
<dc:subject>us_NC public discovery response adhesives dust</dc:subject>
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    <title>Fort Worth mulch fire contained, still burning after 24 hours</title>
    <dc:date>2020-12-29T11:43:25+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A mulch fire that started in the wee hours of Sunday morning, sending plumes of smoke and dust into the air, continued burning Monday but was under control, Fort Worth Fire Department Engineer Mike Drivdahl said.

The fire, which Drivdahl said is suspected to have started due to natural chemical changes in the mulch during decomposition, set the top layer ablaze and was reported between midnight and 1 a.m. Sunday at Living Earth mulch plant in the 6200 block of Salt Road.

The blaze on the top layer had been put out, but Drivdahl told the Star-Telegram on Monday that firefighters were working through lower layers. They were putting out each layer of flames and then raking back the charred mulch to get to the next layer.

There’s no expectation of how long it can take to extinguish a mulch plant fire, Drivdahl said Monday, but a lot of progress had been made.

There are no major concerns about smoke or air pollution hurting nearby residents, Drivdahl said. The mulch plant is not in a residential area.

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    <title>Cleaning Notre Dame 'With Light': Expert Says Lasers Will Help Restore Cathedral To Former Glory</title>
    <dc:date>2020-12-22T11:20:21+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Restoring Notre Dame has led to new discoveries about the cathedral, such as that it’s not perfectly symmetrical, she says. And workers have reached the cathedral’s vaults for the first time in hundreds of years.

“No one had actually seen the top of this cathedral close up until now,” she says. “The fire, ironically, as tragic as it was, has become an absolute lesson for a whole range of different artisans and scholars.”

The lead roof melted in the fire, and dust coated the entire area. The schools and other buildings in the surrounding area — one of the oldest parts of Paris — were decontaminated after the fire.

Researchers believe there’s a large amount of lead contamination inside the building, she says. When Walt went inside Notre Dame after the fire, she had to wear a hazmat suit and shower upon leaving.

“Every single thing that touches the cathedral cannot be taken back out on the street,” she says. “So they're very, very serious about the lead pollution.”

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    <title>Chemical Safety Board compiles industry views for controlling ComDust</title>
    <dc:date>2020-10-15T11:45:32+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/chemical-safety-board-compiles-industry-views-controlling-comdust</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – A new report documenting industry feedback on combustible dust control issues was recently released by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB). 

The report, “Dust Hazard Learning Review,” stems from the 2017 fatal dust explosion at the Didion corn milling facility in Cambria, Wis. Dynamic Inquiry LLC gathered feedback from people working in industries that handle combustible dust on behalf of the CSB to identify the key barriers to improvement in the control and mitigation of combustible dust hazards. 

In releasing its report, the CSB renewed its call for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate an industry standard for combustible dust to prevent future tragedies. According to a previous CSB study, there were 281 combustible dust incidents between 1980 and 2005 that killed 119 workers, injured 718, and extensively damaged industrial facilities. 

While OSHA did begin the rulemaking process, including holding public comment hearings, it never created a ComDust rule to the CSB's disdain.

The CSB initiated the new report via an Oct. 24, 2018 call to action. The Comdust review compiles responses from 57 professionals, including regulators, inspectors, safety training providers, researchers, unions and workers affected by dust related hazards. 

“This learning review represents a new method for the CSB to examine an incident,” said CSB Chairman Katherine Lemos. “The outcome of this specific review provides an opportunity for dust hazards to be examined from multiple perspectives, which may allow for a greater understanding of pre-existing assumptions and scenarios.”

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    <title>Dornier Aircraft To Help Douse Fire Aboard Oil Tanker Off Sri Lanka Coast</title>
    <dc:date>2020-09-08T11:46:04+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Delhi: A Dornier aircraft is being launched from Chennai to Trincomalee on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka with 700 kilograms of dry chemical powder (DCP) for fire fighting operation onboard oil tanker MT New Diamond.
"Indian Coast Guard invoking SACEP and MoU provisions, ICG ship Abheek entering Trincomalee harbour this morning to hand over 1500 kg of DCP to SL authorities for Fire Fighting MT New Diamond. Dornier aircraft being launched Chennai to Trincomalee with 700 kg DCP," the Indian Coast Guard tweeted.

The Indian Navy on Monday said re-ignition of the fire was observed on the starboard side of the oil tanker MT New Diamond.

"Re-ignition of fire observed on Starboard (Right) side of MT New Diamond. Fire-fighting and boundary cooling efforts intensified to bring fire under control. Salvage Team has arrived at scene. Additional assets, salvage personnel & FF equipment also enroute," Indian Navy said in a tweet.

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<dc:subject>India transportation fire response dust</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://opexshare.doe.gov/lesson.cfm/2020/7/20/33829/Respirable-Crystalline-Silica-Monitoring-During-Grounds-Crew-Operations-Yields-the-Unexpected">
    <title>Respirable Crystalline Silica Monitoring During Grounds Crew Operations Yields the Unexpected</title>
    <dc:date>2020-07-27T13:39:54+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crystalline silica is a basic component of soil, sand, granite, and many other minerals. All forms of crystalline silica can be inhaled when broken into dust-size particles through chipping, cutting, drilling or grinding objects. Inhaling respirable crystalline silica dust particles can cause fibrosis of the lungs and therefore has been classified as a human lung carcinogen.

In this Lessons Learned article you'll learn why two PNNL grounds crew exceed the occupational exposure limit of respirable crystalline silica after cleaning paved parking lots and removing leaves and why it's so important to carefully evaluate the methods and means used to implement any scope of work.]]></description>
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    <title>Lead fallout from Notre-Dame fire more than originally reported</title>
    <dc:date>2020-07-19T10:40:32+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ever since a fire devastated the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in April 2019, locals and environmental groups have raised concerns about the fate of lead in the cathedral’s roof and spire. Alexander van Geen of Columbia University set out to determine if those fears were justified. In December 2019 and February 2020, van Geen collected multiple samples of soil near the cathedral and measured lead concentrations via X-ray fluorescence. Statistician colleagues then used these measurements to estimate how much lead fell near the fire. Their results suggest that about 1,000 kg of lead settled within a kilometer of the cathedral—more than six times the amount estimated by local authorities (GeoHealth 2020, DOI: 10.1029/2020GH000279). Van Geen’s tests show that lead-laced dust settled in the area and may have also got into buildings. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ingesting contaminated house dust or soil is one way children become exposed to lead. Larger environmental tests immediately after the fire would have alerted health officials to the dangers, the researchers say. But few samples of soil, dust, or blood were collected immediately after the fire, making it difficult to ascertain how the lead from this event may affect human health.

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    <title>New explosive materials to bring nontoxic ammunition</title>
    <dc:date>2020-07-17T11:38:14+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Every time a gun fires, lead leaches into the air. A scientific advancement could provide a comparable replacement for lead-based explosive materials found in ammunition, protecting soldiers and the environment from potential toxic effects.

Purdue University researchers, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory, developed two new lead-free materials that function as primary explosives, which are used to ignite powder inside a gun cartridge.

The work, funded by the Army Research Office, appears in a paper published in Chemistry – A European Journal.

“Right now, whenever you are shooting, you’re going to be spreading lead into the air around you,” said Davin Piercey, a Purdue assistant professor of materials engineering and mechanical engineering. “Any use of lead is going to end up polluting the environment in small amounts. The more lead you remove, the better it is for the environment.”]]></description>
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    <title>Woman dies in chemical blastPhnom Penh Post</title>
    <dc:date>2020-06-16T12:14:17+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Battambang officials are warning about the dangers of chemical powder after a female worker died on Saturday in an explosion while smashing sodium chloride to spray on longan plants.

Ratanak Mondol district police chief Sorn Nil told The Post on Sunday that the victim, Yean Ya, 30, had been working at the longan farm for just five days and was paid 30,000 riel ($7.50) a day to mix chemical powder to fertilise the plants.

“She took the chemical to put in the tank and smashed it to become powder but then it exploded,” he said.

Nil said the incident happened around 1:30pm and when the police went to the scene they found the longan tree broken in two due to the force of the blast.

“The victim was found 3m from the explosion and her body was severed from the waist down and torn to shreds,” he said.

The victim had worked doing the same thing in Thailand for 10 years, according to a co-worker and had experience in mixing the chemical.

Police have classified the incident as an accident and will not take any action against the farm’s owner.

Ratanak Mondol district governor In Saorith said on Monday that it’s important to educate residents about the dangers of chemicals.

“I have also told the department of agriculture in Ratanak Mondol district to educate the farmers on the right way to handle chemicals,” he said.

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    <title>A flame retardant commonly found in vintage furniture may be affecting human sperm</title>
    <dc:date>2020-06-11T12:01:31+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.salon.com/2020/06/10/a-flame-retardant-commonly-found-in-vintage-furniture-may-be-affecting-human-sperm/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[new study reveals that polybrominated biphenyl-153 (PBB-153) — a flame retardant present in older consumer products, which has been banned since 1976 — may cause serious birth defects by altering the genetic code in sperm. The new study into this common household chemical raises questions about the present-day consequences of corporate malfeasance nearly half a century ago.

Polybrominated biphenyls tend to resemble white, off-white or beige powders at room temperature. Currently, biphenyl-153 is only manufactured in a very limited capacity, such as in electronics and electronic products sold in the European Union. In the past, however, biphenyl-153 was commonly used as a fire retardant in products like automobile upholstery, lacquers and coatings, as well as a flame retardant additive in molded plastics, textiles and synthetic fibers. Application of PBB and similar chemicals as flame retardants began in earnest after the Flammable Fabrics Act was amended in 1967. ]]></description>
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    <title>Oxygen tank explosion spills white substance in downtown Toronto</title>
    <dc:date>2020-06-03T12:07:06+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police are investigating an oxygen tank rupture at College Street and Elizabeth Street.

Officials say they received a call about a possible chemical spill just before 2:30 p.m.

White smoke could be seen coming from a large 13,000 gallon oxygen tank.

A powder substance spilled from the tank onto the ground in the surrounding area.

Toronto fire officials tell CP24 they believe the substance is non-toxic perlite that is used to insulate oxygen tanks.

“There’s an insolation material called perlite that released," said District Fire Chief Bill Bygrave. "It’s not toxic but it is an irritant. So it released up into the air, it’s like a powder. And we had to wet it down.”

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<dc:subject>Canada public explosion response dust compressed_gas</dc:subject>
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    <title>1 Dead, 2 Hurt in Powder-Fueled Fire at Chemical Lab</title>
    <dc:date>2020-05-20T10:23:37+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One person was killed and two others received injuries during a fire Tuesday at a LG Chem Ltd. catalyst research lab in Seosan, South Korea. Coverage by several local and international news organizations stated that a powder material was involved in the blaze.  

The fire is thought to have started in the site’s packing room at about 2:20 p.m. when air contacted alkylaluminium, a pyrophoric fine powder material, in a catalyst, fire officials told The Korea Herald. Crews managed to put out the flames by 3:30 p.m.

LG Chem said in a Reuters article that spontaneous ignition of powder led to the fire. Another account by South Korean news agency Yonhap said the catalyst exploded due to high pressure as it was being transported.

Following the fire, the facility was shut down as the company conducts an investigation into the cause of the incident. 

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    <title>Cloud of cement dust from Cemex plant in Victorville triggers fire department response</title>
    <dc:date>2020-04-26T21:13:20+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.vvng.com/cloud-of-cement-dust-from-cemex-plant-in-victorville-triggers-fire-department-response/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A cloud of cement dust from a Cemex plant in Victorville triggered a response from the fire department Friday evening.

On April 24th, 2020, at 5:05 p.m., the Victorville Fire Department responded to reports of a commercial structure fire at the plant, located at 16888 E St. in Victorville, after people reported the cloud of building material particles as a fire.

“It was not a fire,” stated Victorville City Spokeswoman Sue Jones. “Cemex was filling a silo. It was cement dust that resembled a smoke cloud.”

Cement is the main ingredient in concrete and is a very fine powder that can be dangerous.

A nearby business owner, who did not want to be named, said he believes cement dust poses a health risk for the residents who live or work near the plant.]]></description>
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    <title>Smoke from 80-acre fire in Longview hangs over region</title>
    <dc:date>2020-04-14T12:25:11+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://kpic.com/news/local/smoke-from-fire-at-longview-area-wood-processor-hangs-over-region</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[LONGVIEW, Wash. – A bark dust fire broke out in Cowlitz County on Sunday afternoon, sending up a large plume of smoke that impacted air quality in the surrounding areas into Monday.

Several fire crews were called out at about 2:30 p.m. on Easter Sunday on reports of an industrial fire at Swanson Bark & Wood Products on Tennant Way.

They worked through the night to attack the fire, which spread to their entire 80-acre site. The fire was suppressed by 4 a.m., but due to the wind, the smoldering piles created a smoke cloud that was visible throughout the area.

"Firefighters deployed multiple hand lines, and two aerial ladder trucks, flowing in excess of 2.5 million gallons of water in their suppression efforts," Longview Police & Fire said.

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    <title>UPDATE: Man admits to spreading sulfur at Merced agency, sparking hazmat fears</title>
    <dc:date>2020-03-27T11:57:49+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Merced Police have arrested a man after a powder he spread at the Merced County Human Services Agency sparked fears of a possible hazmat situation.

After emergency crews rushed to the scene, the yellowish powder turned out to be sulfur, which is non-hazardous.

Robert Moore has been arrested and booked on two counts of criminal threats.

Police say Moore was identified through surveillance footage and that he confessed to placing the powder, although he did not explain why he did so.
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<dc:subject>us_CA public release response dust illegal sulphur</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-news/5-arrested-in-connection-with-fentanyl-overdose-dea/2295692/">
    <title>5 Arrested in Connection with Fentanyl Overdose: DEA – NBC Los Angeles</title>
    <dc:date>2020-01-22T12:21:39+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-news/5-arrested-in-connection-with-fentanyl-overdose-dea/2295692/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five people were arrested and several ounces of suspected fentanyl powder were confiscated in connection with an overdose death, San Diego DEA agents confirmed.

Three of the five suspects were taken into custody Monday at the California Suites Hotel on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. They were staying in a second-floor room where DEA agents confiscated the suspected fentanyl powder.

Fentanyl is so dangerous – 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the DEA – the room where it was found was deemed uninhabitable by a hazmat team. The room will have to have a detailed cleanup before it's determined usable, agents said.

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<item rdf:about="https://www.westword.com/news/suncor-apologizes-for-raining-chemical-dust-on-commerce-city-11593805">
    <title>Suncor Apologizes for Raining Chemical Dust on Commerce City</title>
    <dc:date>2019-12-31T12:58:39+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.westword.com/news/suncor-apologizes-for-raining-chemical-dust-on-commerce-city-11593805</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The operator of a Commerce City oil refinery says it's not yet ready to reopen one of the facility's refining units following a malfunction that spewed yellow ash over the surrounding area earlier this month — but it's assuring the community that when it does, such an incident won't happen again.

Canadian oil giant Suncor Energy once again apologized for the refinery's "operational upset" in a statement released Friday, December 27, and said that it won't restart the unit in question before it conducts additional safety tests.

"While we had planned to begin start-up of the fluidized catalytic cracker unit (FCC) this week, we’ve made the decision to do additional operability checks in the unit to ensure we have ideal start-up conditions," the company said in its release.

The unit has been shut down since December 11, when a malfunction caused a plume of yellowish material — identified by Suncor as a clay-like substance known as "catalyst" — to drift into the air above the refinery and fall on parts of Commerce City. Two nearby schools were placed on lockdown when staff noticed unusually poor air quality and a layer of dust coating cars and other outdoor surfaces.

]]></description>
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<item rdf:about="https://turnto10.com/news/local/marine-and-natural-sciences-building-at-roger-williams-university-evacuated">
    <title>Hazmat situation at Roger Williams University, students evacuated</title>
    <dc:date>2019-12-16T12:50:39+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://turnto10.com/news/local/marine-and-natural-sciences-building-at-roger-williams-university-evacuated</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[BRISTOL, R.I. (WJAR) — The Marine & Natural Sciences building at Roger Williams University was evacuated following a hazmat incident on Sunday afternoon.

Crews responded to 1 Old Ferry Road in Bristol after a fire retardant was discharged in one of the labs.

Upon investigation, powder was found from the retardant and authorities had the building evacuated for precaution.

The Bristol Fire Department was called to evaluate and clean up the scene.

Officials determined the fire retardant was not prompted by a fire or other emergency.]]></description>
<dc:subject>us_RI education release response dust</dc:subject>
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    <title>13 hospitalized, dozens more injured following chemical incident at NH manufacturing facility – Boston News, Weather, Sports</title>
    <dc:date>2019-11-20T12:28:01+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://whdh.com/news/13-hospitalized-dozens-more-injured-following-chemical-incident-at-nh-manufacturing-facility/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MERRIMACK, N.H. (WHDH) - Thirteen people were hospitalized and at least 50 others were treated at the scene following a chemical incident at a Merrimack, New Hampshire manufacturing facility Tuesday.

Emergency crews responded to Spraying Systems on Daniel Webster Highway after the company received a mislabeled package of powder from a vendor, according to the fire chief.

Employees at the facility reportedly used the mismarked powder to make their product which reacted improperly, sickening dozens.

None of the injuries appear to be serious.

Hazmat crews in full suits entered the building and removed the chemical to test it.

Fire departments from several surrounding communities responded.

It is unclear what the chemical may have been.

]]></description>
<dc:subject>us_NH industrial release injury unknown_chemical dust</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/corridor-firearms-expert-reacts-to-explosive-gender-reveal-safety-concerns">
    <title>Corridor firearms expert reacts to explosive gender reveal safety concerns</title>
    <dc:date>2019-10-31T11:30:22+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/corridor-firearms-expert-reacts-to-explosive-gender-reveal-safety-concerns</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MARION, Iowa - (CBS2/Fox28) — "You can take many different things that are fun if used properly and do dumb things with them," says Ernie Traugh, owner of Cedar Valley Outfitters in Marion.

He's talking specifically about Tannerite, an explosive substance often used in gender reveals to create pink or blue powder clouds. The substance was used in one of two recent gender reveal explosions that ended in a police response in central Iowa.

Tannerite sells gender reveal kits online and in several retail stores. It's completely legal in the U.S. and has been used by target shooters for years. The popularity of exploding gender reveals has made their "boom box" a hit among non-sportsmen, even prompting this disclaimer on the product page:

We have been selling these kits to many folks who otherwise do not shoot, and they aren’t familiar with the product or what kind of round it takes to initiate it. Please use someone who is familiar with the product, if you aren’t.]]></description>
<dc:subject>us_IA public explosion environmental dust</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/two-warehouse-workers-burned-in-chemical-accident-wednesday-morning/">
    <title>Two warehouse workers burned in chemical accident Wednesday morning</title>
    <dc:date>2019-10-10T11:37:20+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GARDEN CITY, Ga. (WSAV) – Savannah Fire Rescue, along with Garden City Fire and Chatham County EMS, responded to a chemical accident that left two warehouse workers burned Wednesday morning.

The accident happened at a Coastal Logistics Group warehouse located at 986 A Bourne Avenue.

Officials say two workers were transferring a dry powder substance, called Voxtar-M40, into a container when a flash fire broke out. Both workers were injured.

Voxtar-M40 is a non-toxic product that is added to other products to reduce their carbon footprint. It is a fine, dry powder that has a high surface area volume ratio, like sugar dust, and can burn instantly when exposed to the energy from a spark, causing a small explosion.

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<dc:subject>us_GA industrial explosion injury dust</dc:subject>
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<item rdf:about="https://www.chicoer.com/2019/08/09/residents-still-trying-to-understand-camp-fire-contamination-at-standing-homes/">
    <title>Residents still trying to understand Camp Fire contamination at standing homes – Chico Enterprise-Record</title>
    <dc:date>2019-08-10T11:15:50+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.chicoer.com/2019/08/09/residents-still-trying-to-understand-camp-fire-contamination-at-standing-homes/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PARADISE — A stale chemical smell hangs in Lisa Kasza’s garage in lower Paradise. Piles of toys, books and other possessions covered in a thin layer of dust wait to be thrown out.

Nine months ago, the Camp Fire burned all the trees, bushes and grasses right up to her home, melted her sprinklers and outdoor water pipes, shattered a couple windows and sent char onto the carpet and wood floors and inside the walls.

Though her home survived, Kasza is far from feeling like she has recovered, she said. She is one of the many owners of standing homes in the Camp Fire areas who are still working out the details of their partial loss claims with their insurance companies.

One hurdle has been getting a good understanding of the extent of possible health risks from the smoke and ash that soaked into the homes that day and the following months. There are no industry-wide recognized standards specifically regarding contamination from urban wildfire smoke and ash in homes. So in the Camp Fire areas, insurance companies and environmental health professionals have taken a sometimes uneven approach, leaving homeowners to compare notes and request the clean-up they want.]]></description>
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    <title>Two Hazmat Situations Close Interstate 80</title>
    <dc:date>2019-08-06T11:29:09+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>http://www.kkoh.com/2019/08/05/two-hazmat-situations-close-interstate-80/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There were two hazmat situations Sunday on Interstate 80 in eastern Nevada. The first was near Emigrant Pass in Eureka County about 20 miles west of Carlin involving two tractor-trailer rigs. One rig hit the back of tractor-trailer with sulfuric acid and breached the tank, causing a spill on the road. Both drivers were taken for medical treatment as a precautionary measure. Then, at about 12:13 p.m. on Sunday, a trailer lost lime powder about 20 miles east of the Elko County border. Only the exit was closed as the lime was washed off the road and the ramp was reopened by 3 p.m.

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    <title>Cloud of powder from overfilled cement truck triggers hazmat response in Boston – Boston News, Weather, Sports</title>
    <dc:date>2019-07-27T10:54:21+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[BOSTON (WHDH) - A cloud of powder from an overfilled cement truck triggered a large hazmat response and prompted several evacuations in Charlestown on Friday morning, officials said.

Crews responding to a Level 2 hazmat situation at Lafarge on Terminal Street around 9 a.m. were greeted by a large plume of powder, according to the Boston Fire Department.

Witnesses say the cloud of powder could be seen for miles. It left vehicles in the area covered in white residue.

“I saw the cloud and I knew something wasn’t good,” said Gregory Brindeveille, who was picking up a delivery at the time of the incident. “There must have been a malfunction somewhere in the system or the spout coming down.”

Video obtained by 7NEWS showed lots of powder pouring onto the ground and then shooting into the sky.

Three buildings in the area were evacuated and several people were decontaminated as a precaution, Deputy Fire Chief Stephen McNeil said.

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    <title>Vehicle fire at Olean Kwik Fill sets off fire suppression system</title>
    <dc:date>2019-07-27T10:46:13+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OLEAN — The Olean Fire Department extinguished a vehicle fire Friday at the Kwik Fill on Main Street, but not before the gas station’s fire suppression system blanketed the area in white powder.

The engine of a red Kia Sedona minivan ignited into flames at approximately 4:40 p.m., causing a Kwik Fill employee to activate the fire suppression system, said Olean Fire Capt. Patrick Zink.

However, the minivan was not parked under the gas station canopy and the dry chemical agent did not extinguish the flames. Firefighters then arrived on scene and used a handline to extinguish them.

“Obviously gasoline is quite flammable so anytime we get a call for a fire near a gas pump it can be more dangerous, but it’s really no different from any other fire,” said Zink, adding gas stations have emergency switches to shut down its fuel pumps as well.

No one was injured by the flames, but a few individuals on scene were exposed to the extinguishing agent and checked out by EMS personnel. Zink said they all refused transport to Olean General Hospital, which is located directly across the street from the Kwik Fill.

Zink said the minivan operator had pulled into the station to get some gas, but noticed an issue with the vehicle and spoke with a Kwik Fill employee. Zink said the operator left the scene prior to the fire and was not on scene when firefighters arrived.]]></description>
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    <title>This environmental chemist says you might want to clean your cell phone more regularly</title>
    <dc:date>2019-07-08T18:44:00+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Home may be where the heart is, but environmental chemist Miriam Diamond has a more troubling perspective on the home: as a place where harmful substances migrate out of couches and electronic devices to accumulate in dust, adhere to our hands, and eventually make their way into our bodies. She and her team at the University of Toronto chemically pick apart our homes and how we interact with the stuff in them so that researchers can come up with solutions to protect us from toxic compounds, such as flame retardants. Diamond talked to Janet Pelley about how she tracks contaminants in the home and why you might want to regularly clean your cell phone.]]></description>
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    <title>Chemical Mixing Incident at Ohio Plant Injures Worker</title>
    <dc:date>2019-06-29T10:28:42+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A chemical mixing reaction at Addipel resin pellets facility in Elyria, OH on Wednesday left a worker with injuries, several local news organizations reported. 

Crews responded to the Keep Court plant at about 10 a.m., finding a large volume of smoke in the facility when they arrived, coverage by the Lorain Morning-Journal said. A worker had second-degree burns and was transported to an area hospital for treatment, an official interviewed by the newspaper stated.  

The reaction occurred as workers were mixing vicron, cellcom-obsh, akawax-c powder, and crodamide, Elyria Fire Department Assistant Chief Joe Pronesti told the Elyria Chronicle. Chemicals involved in the incident did not pose a risk to the surrounding environment, according to Pronesti, and smoke in the facility was not hazardous. 

Officials said the incident remains under investigation. 

Headquartered in Avon Lake, OH, Addipel produces additive powdered blends and 100% active, non-dust blends for the plastics industry, according to information on the company’s website. The company is a part of Maroon Group LLC. 

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