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    <title>What’s next after destruction of chemical weapons at Blue Grass Army Depot?</title>
    <dc:date>2023-07-11T10:54:23+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County have finished destroying 30,000 tons of chemical weapons.

If you’re 70 years old or younger and lived in or around Madison County all your life, the threat of a leak was a lifelong worry. Richmond residents tell us they are relieved the threat of a chemical spill or accident is now in the past.

PREVIOUS: Last of world’s declared chemical weapons destroyed in Kentucky
“This is something that has been hanging over our heads my whole life,” said Richmond resident Jennifer Sexton

Benjamin Hill, who lives across from Blue Grass Army Depot, says he no longer needs this long roll of plastic wrap used to cover his doors and windows in case of a chemical leak.

He’s lived across the street from the depot for the past three years. He’s not 100% convinced all of the chemical weapons are destroyed, nor is he assured there weren’t any accidents or leaks during the eradication process.

“I would be extremely surprised that no ‘oopsies,’ as you put it, happened, and if they did, I don’t believe they would tell anybody,” said Hill.

At times, Hill says he could feel the destruction.

“They’re old single-pane windows from the 60s, and, yeah, it would rattle the windows,” Hill said.

“There’s two sides to this. One, it’s completed. But, oh yes, what about all those jobs,” said Richmond Mayor Robert Blythe.

Blythe says the city has been working with a consultant to see which workers will retire and which ones will find similar jobs in the county.

“There will be people on site for a while because of demolition of those things that need to go,” Blythe said.

Potentially, thousands of jobs will be erased once everything is cleared.

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    <title>Foam leak prompts 300 gallons of water to be drawn from Robin Hood Park</title>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Keene Fire Department extracted 300 gallons of water from the Robin Hood Park Pond Wednesday morning after a mechanical failure with a fire truck resulted in fire-suppressant foam getting into the water, Fire Chief Donald Farquhar said.

The incident happened when a fire crew was conducting fire-truck pump training at the Keene pond around 10:30 a.m.

This involves drawing water from the pond and shooting it back out from the truck with a hose, according to Farquhar. The pump system and the foam tank are separate, but a leak in the foam container allowed it to seep into the pump, he explained.

“When the water was going back into the pond they noticed some bubbles in the water and shut it off,” he said.

According to Farquhar, the fire-suppressant foam is biodegradable and not toxic to humans or animals. “It’s like dish soap,” he said.

Within three hours, Farquhar said the crew was able to remove the foam from the pond using a vacuum and sealed it in a container. A sample of the foam has been sent to the N.H. Department of Environmental Services as a precautionary measure and the city is asking the public not to fish from the pond for the next 24 hours. The park remains open for other uses.

Farquhar said the amount of water removed from the pond is “imperceptible,” and that the water will remain in a tank until test results come back. The water will then likely go into the city sewer system.]]></description>
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    <title>Lake Superior College to address PFAS contamination in western Duluth waterways</title>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DULUTH — After years of monitoring chemical contamination near the Fond du Lac neighborhood in western Duluth, Lake Superior College signed an agreement to address PFAS, the "forever chemicals" that polluted waterways through the college's firefighter training program.

The college agreed this month to work with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) over contamination in soils and a stream that connects to Sargent Creek at its emergency response training center near the Fond du Lac neighborhood in Duluth. The creek is a tributary of the St. Louis River, and PFAS were found in fish where it meets the river at Boy Scout Landing.

PFAS contamination from firefighting foam was first discovered in the area in 2009, MPCA spokesman Adam Olson said.

The MPCA determined then that drinking water, both city-supplied and in households with wells, wasn't affected, and continued to monitor the area. Recent drinking water testing results showed no evidence of PFAS, but soil and streams showed elevated levels, said Jamie Wallerstedt, head of an MPCA division that deals with the removal of pollutants.

She said the agency's approach to PFAS pollution has evolved since the 2009 discovery. The training center site was flagged then, she said, but the agency prioritized other sites throughout the state that had larger public health impacts.

Environmental policy changes signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz in May include a ban on PFAS compounds in certain products as early as 2025, and a total phaseout by 2032 unless they are given a specific exemption.

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    <title>Ovarian, breast cancers to be added to firefighter compensation scheme in Victoria</title>
    <dc:date>2023-06-08T10:51:04+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Female-specific diseases such as cervical, ovarian and uterine cancers will be added to the list of conditions that are automatically presumed to be caused by professional firefighting, under a plan to be unveiled by the Andrews government on Friday.

A cabinet minister, who was briefed on the changes earlier this week, said the incoming reforms would extend to female firefighters, female mechanics employed by fire services and women who work in forest fire prevention.


Firefighter Katherine Dunell welcomes the expansion of the presumptive cancer laws to female-specific cancers but says it should only apply to firefighters, not other fire services workers.CREDIT: JASON SOUTH
“It’s taken a while, but we’re getting it done,” said the senior Labor MP, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss government matters.

The government promised former Derryn Hinch Justice Party MP Tania Maxwell two years ago that it would add female-specific cancers to the existing workers’ compensation scheme.

Under the scheme, if a professional firefighter develops cancer it is presumed to be as a result of their profession – effectively reversing the traditional onus of proof. About 5000 paid firefighters are covered, as are some 90 maintenance staff.

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    <title>Household chemical exposure during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity</title>
    <dc:date>2023-06-08T10:49:43+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Exposure to chemicals in common household products during pregnancy could increase the risk of obesity in kids, warns a new study.

Thousands of individual per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in personal care products, firefighting foams, food packaging, medical products and many other household items.

Toxic PFAS are incredibly durable and are believed to survive for thousands of years.

The study analyzed the levels of seven different types of these “forever chemicals” in blood samples collected from mothers during pregnancy. They then calculated each child’s BMI.

They studied data collected over two decades from just under 1,400 children between the ages of two and five as well as their mothers.

Study author Dr. Yun Liu, a postdoctoral research associate in epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health, said: “The findings were based on eight research cohorts located in different parts of the US as well as with different demographics.

“This makes our study findings more generalizable to the population as a whole.”

They found that the more PFAS the mom had in their blood during pregnancy the higher the risk their child will suffer from obesity, even when the levels were low.]]></description>
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    <title>The OPCW’s never-ending fight to eliminate chemical weapons</title>
    <dc:date>2023-06-05T10:12:18+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://cen.acs.org/policy/chemical-weapons/OPCWs-never-ending-fight-eliminate/101/i18</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In 1997, the Chemical Weapons Convention—a first-of-its-kind global disarmament agreement—came into force. The treaty was championed by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) with the aim of ridding the world of that class of weapons of mass destruction. In World War I alone, chemical weapons injured more than 1.3 million people, and over 100,000 of those died shortly after exposure, according to the OPCW.
Now the OPCW is approaching a new milestone: the destruction of all declared stockpiles of chemical weapons by its 193 member states. (Only four countries—Egypt, Israel, North Korea, and South Sudan—aren’t members.) In a few weeks, the destruction of the remaining stockpiles by the US will be completed, according to the OPCW.
In Pueblo, Colorado, the US is destroying between 600 and 700 4.2 in (107 mm) mortars containing sulfur mustard, also called mustard gas, a chemical warfare agent that was used in both World Wars and causes blistering of the skin.
Related: Most Of World’s Chemical Arms Destroyed

Meanwhile, 2,000 km away in Kentucky, a facility is destroying 155 mm rockets containing sarin, a colorless, odorless, and tasteless nerve agent that can be released into the air as a spray and be fatal in small quantities.
“There’s a little remnant of chemical weapons left in the United States. It will be destroyed in the next few weeks, and this will be grounds for celebration,” Ambassador Fernando Arias, director general of the OPCW, told journalists at an event May 3. “Chemical weapons cannot exist in the 21st century in the world because they are abhorrent.”
And globally, more than 70,000 different poisons have been destroyed under supervision of OPCW inspectors. Jeffrey Kovac, a retired professor of chemistry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who has written about the ethics of chemical weapons research, says the destruction of all declared stockpiled chemical weapons is a significant achievement. He notes that people have been calling for the abandonment of chemical weapons since World War I.
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<dc:subject>Europe public discovery environmental other_chemical</dc:subject>
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    <title>Industry knew about risks of PFAS 'forever chemicals' for decades before push to restrict them, study says</title>
    <dc:date>2023-06-02T10:40:00+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/pfas-3m-dupont-study-1.6862883</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Makers of PFAS, a class of chemicals used in everything from cookware to food containers and makeup, had evidence the substances were toxic as early as the 1970s and obscured the danger, according to a new study based on industry archives held at the University of California.

Governments in Canada and the U.S. are now cracking down on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of more than 9,000 human-made chemicals produced since the 1940s. They have unique properties that make them heat-resistant, oil- and water-repellent and friction-resistant, and are found in products from cosmetics and take-out boxes to non-stick cookware and fire suppressants. ]]></description>
<dc:subject>Canada public discovery environmental other_chemical repellent</dc:subject>
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    <title>Toxic trains: What’s really loaded on board trains rolling through Colorado Springs</title>
    <dc:date>2023-05-27T12:13:03+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Every day, tons of hazardous materials roll right through Southern Colorado unnoticed by most, with trains transporting everything from crude oil to radioactive material on state railways.

However, as 11 News Anchor Matt Kroschel learned when asking how HAZMAT crews prepare for rail accidents, first responders usually don’t learn what’s on board these trains until after a potential rail incident occurs.

“We rarely get notified about particular chemicals that are coming through the city,” John Roy with the Colorado Springs Fire Department said.

If an incident were to occur in a five-county area surrounding Colorado Springs, the city’s HAZMAT team would be some of the first to respond. These teams train for situations like this, but under current law, they’re acting at a disadvantage when they occur.

“We are running through these scenarios every single day,” Roy said. “We pick a random chemical and we say, ‘how would we plan for this sort of event?’”

Since the State Termination Act of the mid ‘90s, federal law abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission. With it, a lot of the oversight went away, and under current law, railroads are not required to provide a heads up of what’s on board a train at any given time. Both HAZMAT crews and state regulators cannot tell at any one point what’s loaded on board these trains, and they say that that information would make preparing for potential incidents a lot easier.

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    <title>Shell Deer Park fire: Worker injured in May 5 plant fire files lawsuit against company</title>
    <dc:date>2023-05-10T10:54:47+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DEER PARK, Texas (KTRK) -- A lawsuit has been filed against a Deer Park plant for the "catastrophic release and fire" that injured multiple workers on May 5.

Attorneys from Arnold and Itkin said the fire led to serious injuries, including to their client.

According to documents, the $1 million lawsuit against Shell Chemical L.P. states Cristobal Jasso suffered "significant injuries as a result of (Shell's) negligence, gross negligence, and premises liability." Some of the injuries include burns, as well as injuries to (Jasso's) neck, back, spine, and other parts of the body.

The fire broke out at about 3 p.m. at 5900 State Highway 225, according to Shell. Heavy smoke was seen from miles away as SkyEye flew over the plant.

"The doctor says he's doing well. He's doing good, but I have seen a lot of the arms, the face all red. Red burns on his body. His face is red hot. His arms - everything, because the oil and the steam splashed everywhere in his body," Jasso's father, Pablo Jasso, told Eyewitness News in the immediate aftermath of the fire.

Authorities initially said some type of "explosion" unfolded at the plant, but later corrected it to only a fire emergency.

Officials described the chemical released as a "hydrocarbon," which they say is a heavy gas oil and precursor to the production of gas and diesel.

Shell said it still doesn't know what caused the fire, but the lawsuit claims they "were objectively aware of the extreme risk posed by the conditions which caused plaintiff's injuries but did nothing to rectify them."

The facility said 15 people had to be evaluated for their injuries at the hospital.

Shell hasn't immediately responded to the lawsuit.

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<dc:subject>us_TX industrial follow-up injury other_chemical</dc:subject>
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    <title>Researchers Pin Down PFAS Prevalence in Firefighter Gear</title>
    <dc:date>2023-05-02T10:41:28+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A firefighter’s protective clothing, called turnout gear, is essential for operating in the dangerous conditions of a fire. However, the firefighting community has raised concerns regarding the presence of a class of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — some of which have been linked to cancer — in the gear. 
Until recently, the public has had little information regarding the specific types, quantities and location of PFAS in firefighter equipment, but now, a new report sheds light.
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have conducted an in-depth examination of a range of textiles used in turnout gear coats and pants, which are constructed in three layers. The results showed that the amount of PFAS present varies widely between manufacturers and layers, with the highest PFAS concentrations observed in the outermost two. The results of the study suggest that selecting optimal combinations of fabrics for each layer could significantly reduce the amount of PFAS present in turnout gear. 
PFAS, which are ubiquitous in manufactured products due to their oil- and water-resistant properties, do not break down easily and persist in our bodies and the environment, earning them the moniker of “forever chemicals.” These suspected carcinogens have found their way into the bodies of most Americans. However, researchers have shown that firefighters are burdened by comparatively high levels of at least one type of PFAS.
The first step to better protecting firefighters from this potential health hazard is to learn about the sources of PFAS exposure, which may include their protective gear.  ]]></description>
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    <title>CDC team studying train derailment fell ill during investigation</title>
    <dc:date>2023-04-06T10:57:34+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EAST PALESTINE, Ohio —
Seven U.S. government investigators briefly fell ill in early March while studying the possible health impacts of a toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to CNN on Thursday.

The investigators' symptoms included sore throats, headaches, coughing and nausea — consistent with what some residents experienced after the Feb. 3 train derailment that released a cocktail of hazardous chemicals into the air, water and soil.

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The investigators who experienced symptoms were part of a team conducting a house-to-house survey in an area near the derailment, and they immediately reported their symptoms to federal safety officers.

"Symptoms resolved for most team members later the same afternoon, and everyone resumed work on survey data collection within 24 hours. Impacted team members have not reported ongoing health effects," a CDC spokesperson said in the statement.]]></description>
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    <title>Valero agrees to pay $1.2 million to EPA over violations at Benicia refinery</title>
    <dc:date>2023-04-06T10:56:06+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Valero refinery in Benicia will pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $1.2 million for violating the Clean Air Act, the EPA announced Wednesday.

After what the EPA called “significant chemical incidents” at the refinery in 2017 and 2019, a 2019 inspection found that Valero had failed to report the release of hazardous substances, among other noncompliance issues.

“This settlement sends a clear message that EPA will prosecute companies that fail to expend the resources needed to have a compliant, well-functioning Risk Management Plan to the fullest extent of the law,” Larry Starfield, the acting assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance said in a statement.

As part of the settlement, Valero has agreed to make chemical safety improvements at the Benicia refinery.

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    <title>Philadelphia tap water is safe to drink for now after Bristol, Bucks County chemical spill: Officials</title>
    <dc:date>2023-03-27T10:56:02+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bucks County health officials said Sunday that a leak late Friday evening at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical facility in Bristol Township was caused by a pipe rupture and spilled between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of a water-based latex finishing solution into the river. Officials said it is non-toxic to humans and no known adverse health effects have been reported in the county.

"It's like the material you find in paint," said Tim Thomas, the senior vice president of manufacturing and engineering at Trinseo. "It's your typical acrylic paint you have in your house, that's what really this material is, in a water base."

Carroll called health risks from the material "very low if present at all."

"I want to reiterate that the health risks are very low if present at all. No acute effects are associated with low-level exposure. Our best information is that people who ingest water will not suffer any near-term symptoms or acute medical conditions. We foresee no reason to seek medical attention related to this event," Carrol said in a statement.]]></description>
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    <title>Tractor-trailer leaking hazardous materials in Lenoir City, Tennessee</title>
    <dc:date>2023-03-17T11:00:26+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (WATE) – Crews were able to contain a leak of hazardous materials that was reported on Thursday at a Lenior City truck stop.

First responders were at the scene of a TA Truck Stop on Watt Road around 4:30 p.m. A spokesperson for the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office said around 6:30 p.m. that the truck stop was evacuated.

LCSO also said during a press conference that there were calls about some people having eye and ear irritation issues in the area.

LCSO spokesperson added that TEMA crews were working to relieve pressure in the truck, which was caused by the liquid leaking from the truck turning into a gas when it came into contact with air.

Rural Metro Battalion Chief Ken Tuggle said that the leak came from a container of peroxyacetic acid. According to the LCSO spokesperson, “the leak did not pose a risk of harm to the public.”]]></description>
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    <title>Wichita native calls attention back to railyard chemical spill</title>
    <dc:date>2023-03-17T10:57:16+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Wichita native is bringing attention back to a railyard spill that’s impacted a northeast Wichita neighborhood for decades. While a corrective action plan was announced last month, Wichita native Kiah Duggins said one factor not fully understood is the health impacts. This led her to write to some federal agencies.

The contamination seeped from the Union Pacific railyard near 29th Street North and Grove into the groundwater underneath a large portion of the historically Black neighborhood in northeast Wichita, stretching down to Murdock. Duggins said it’s important to understand how this has impacted people’s health and to make sure measures are taken to address it.

In 1994, the City of Wichita identified Trichloroethylene or TCE, as contaminating groundwater.

“Which is the year I was born, and that chemical, TCE, is known to cause cancer,” Duggins said. “it’s also known to cause reproductive health issues, birth defects.”]]></description>
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    <title>Yellow chemical plume in New Albany dissipating; shelter-in-place lifted</title>
    <dc:date>2023-03-15T10:56:04+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NEW ALBANY, Ind. —
Chemicals wafted through the air Tuesday morning in New Albany as a leak at a chemical plant turned the sky various shades of yellow and orange.

According to Kent Barrow, with Floyd County EMA, there was a leak Tuesday at a Blue Grass Chemical Specialties facility on Industrial Boulevard. The first call about the leak came in around 10:15 a.m.

Barrow said a tank of nitrate solution used to clean metal, they did not specify which kind, overflowed. A visible yellow plume was released into the air, but has since dissipated and is no longer a threat, according to Barrow.

They have not yet determined how much of the pollutant was released.

Paul McCauley, vice president at Blue Grass Specialties, said it's similar to vehicle exhaust — not good to breathe in, and those who did could experience respiratory issues.]]></description>
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    <title>EPA Chief To Hear From Ohio Villagers Over Toxic Train Spill</title>
    <dc:date>2023-02-17T11:57:02+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Those attending Wednesday’s informational session, originally billed as a town hall meeting, had many questions over health hazards, and they demanded more transparency from railroad operator Norfolk Southern, which did not attend, citing safety concerns for its staff.

“They just danced around the questions a lot,” said Danielle Deal, who lives a few miles from the derailment site. “Norfolk needed to be here.”

In a statement, Norfolk Southern said it didn’t attend alongside local, state and federal officials because of a “growing physical threat to our employees and members of the community around this event.”

Deal called that a “copout” and noted the seriousness of the incident.

Deal and her two children left home to stay with her mother, 13 miles away “and we could still see the mushroom cloud, plain as day,” she said.]]></description>
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    <title>Chemical plume in Ohio River to arrive in Cincinnati area this weekend</title>
    <dc:date>2023-02-17T11:56:00+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Officials says the chemical plume of butyl acrylate that leaked into the Ohio River after the train derailment in East Palestine will likely arrive in the Cincinnati area sometime this weekend.

It is expected to reach the area near Greater Cincinnati Water Works' Ohio River intake late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, the utility said in a Thursday afternoon Facebook post.

The utility says it has tested roughly 127 water samples since the derailment on Feb. 3 through Thursday and "no detectable levels of the chemicals have been found."

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    <dc:date>2023-02-14T12:01:28+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a full list of toxic chemicals that were released when a cargo train derailed near the border between Ohio and Pennsylvania on February 3.

At about 8:55 p.m. ET, a Norfolk Southern train of around 150 cars derailed near the Ohio town of East Palestine, 20 of those cars carrying hazardous materials.

The derailment caused a huge fire and, fearing a massive explosion that would release noxious gases and shrapnel into the surrounding area, emergency responders intentionally breached five cars to let out the chemicals inside.

The chemicals were diverted into a trench and burnt off. Officials warned, however, that it would send toxic gases phosgene—used during World War I—and hydrogen chloride into the atmosphere.]]></description>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Omaha, Neb. • The fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals — sending a huge plume of smoke in the air and forcing residents of a small Ohio town to evacuate — has highlighted the potentially disastrous consequences of train accidents and raised questions about railroad safety.

The railroad industry is generally regarded as the safest option for most goods and federal data show accidents involving hazardous materials are exceedingly rare. But with rails crossing through the heart of nearly every city and town nationwide, even one hazardous materials accident could be disastrous, especially in a populated area.

Rail unions believe the industry has gotten riskier in recent years after widespread job cuts left workers spread thin.

“It raises all kinds of questions,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told “Fox & Friends” this week when he was asked whether hazardous materials are too dangerous to transport by rail.

“We’ve seen it up close and personal the last few days,” DeWine said. “This is a big, big deal.”

About half of the 4,800 residents in the eastern Ohio town of East Palestine and those in the surrounding area, including parts of Pennsylvania, had to evacuate as officials monitored air and water quality following a controlled burn of chemicals released from damaged tank cars. The evacuation order was lifted Wednesday after the air was deemed safe.

“I’m scared to go back home, " resident Brittany Dailey had said Monday. “I’m eventually going to have to go back, but it makes me want to sell my house and move at this point.”

Ian Jefferies, head of the Association of American Railroads trade group, said 99.9% of all hazardous materials shipments reach their destinations safely.

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    <title>Louisville Water monitoring Ohio River after train derailment</title>
    <dc:date>2023-02-14T11:58:02+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a train hauling hazardous materials derailed in Ohio earlier this month, there have been concerns about water not just in that area, but where that water is headed.

About 50 cars derailed in a fiery crash on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. Residents were ordered to evacuate when authorities decided to release and burn five tankers filled with vinyl chloride, sending hydrogen chloride and the toxic gas phosgene into the air.

Residents have since been able to return to their homes after officials deemed the air safe, but the derailment also brought up concerns about water.

Officials confirmed there is no detection of vinyl chloride, but "low levels" of butyl acrylate did spill into the Ohio River.

Since that's where Louisville and southern Indiana get their drinking water, do residents have anything to be concerned about?

According to Louisville Water, no.

Louisville Water officials said Monday that soon after the spill, their scientists started looking at how they'd detect the chemical and how they'd handle it in the treatment process.

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    <title>Sil Caggiano, a hazardous materials specialist, discusses more chemicals found on East Palestine, Ohio train derailment</title>
    <dc:date>2023-02-13T20:11:23+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN) — First News was recently informed of three more chemicals that were on the Norfolk Southern train that derailed in East Palestine just over a week ago — and we are being told that those chemicals are dangerous.

“We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open,” said Sil Caggiano, a hazardous materials specialist.

North Lima woman finds chickens dead Tuesday, questions chemical release from train

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to Norfolk Southern stating that ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethylhexyl acrylate and isobutylene were also in the rail cars that were derailed, breached and/or on fire.

Caggiano says ethylhexyl acrylate is especially worrisome. He says it’s a carcinogen and contact with it can cause burning and irritation in the skin and eyes. Breathing it in can irritate the nose and throat and cause coughing and shortness of breath.

Isobutylene is also known to cause dizziness and drowsiness when inhaled.

“I was surprised when they quickly told the people they can go back home, but then said if they feel like they want their homes tested they can have them tested. I would’ve far rather they did all the testing,” Caggiano said.

Caggiano says it’s possible some of these chemicals could still be present in homes and on objects until you clean them thoroughly.

“There’s a lot of what ifs, and we’re going to be looking at this thing 5, 10, 15, 20 years down the line and wondering, ‘Gee, cancer clusters could pop up, you know, well water could go bad,” Caggiano said.

One dead, one critical in crash that closed major road at Trumbull County line
Caggiano recommends anyone in the East Palestine area should get a health check-up. Get it on record where your health stands now so that moving forward you’ll have documented any effects possibly related to the train derailment.]]></description>
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    <title>EU floats plan that would ban virtually every PFAS currently on the market</title>
    <dc:date>2023-02-10T11:44:03+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A proposal that would effectively ban the controversial class of chemical compounds known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the EU was published by the European Chemicals Agency (Echa) on Tuesday. The agency has described it as ‘one of the broadest’ restrictions of chemicals in the EU’s history.

Proposed under the Reach regulation, the plan was drafted by the governments of Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden and sent to Echa back in January. It is expected to be formally presented to EU member states in 2025.

The five countries want to essentially ban the entire class of more than 10,000 chemicals in a single stroke, including their production, use, and sale, and the impact would be significant. The prohibition would apply to every type of PFAS manufactured in, or imported into, the EU. It specifically targets substances that contain at least one fully fluorinated methyl (CF3–) or methylene (–CF2–), although there are exceptions.

‘If the European Commission adopts the proposal, companies will be forced to find alternatives for approximately 10,000 PFAS in applications in which these substances are used,’ the five nations said. They warned that in many cases, no such alternatives exist, and in some they may never. ‘The proposal’s formal submission in itself sends a clear signal that companies need to seek alternatives to PFAS,’ the governments added.

PFAS chemicals have been used and manufactured worldwide since the 1950s. Their combination of oil, grease and water repellence, as well as durability under extreme conditions like high pressure and temperatures makes them exceptionally useful. Because of this they can be found in many household items like non-stick cookware, raincoats, furniture, carpets and even cosmetics.

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    <title>Three killed in chemical fire accident in Sangareddy district in Telangana- The New Indian Express</title>
    <dc:date>2023-01-09T11:52:37+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SANGA REDDY: Three workers were reportedly killed in a fire accident at the Mylan Chemical Industry in Gummadila Industrial Area on Sunday.

Bollaram Circle Inspector (CI) K Surender Reddy said the victims — Paritosh Mehta, 46, from West Bengal, Ranjith Kumar, 27, from Bihar and Assistant Manager Lokeshwar Rao, 38, from Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh — were in the dispensing room shifting 1,1,3,3 tetra-methyl disiloxane from one drum to another at around 11.40 am when the incident took place. All three sustained around 90 per cent of burns.

Other workers in the unit observed the fire and raised alarm. After learning about the incident, authorities rushed to the spot and shifted the three to a private hospital in Somajiguda, Hyderabad. The trio succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment later in the day, the CI added. As per a complaint lodged by the factory management, a case has been registered and the investigation is underway. Relatives of the victims have been informed of their demise, Surender Reddy said.

Chemical explosion?

The three workers were in the dispensing room shifting 1,1,3,3 tetra-methyl disiloxane (in liquid form) from one drum to another at around 11.40 am when the incident took place. All three sustained around 90 per cent of burns. Other workers in the unit saw the fire and raised alarm.

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    <title>Arizona firefighters pioneer ‘forever chemical’ treatment</title>
    <dc:date>2023-01-03T11:44:11+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[(Tribune News Service) — Donating blood can save lives, but in the future, doctors may also prescribe rolling up a sleeve and exposing a vein for the health of certain donors.

Research from Australia published in 2021 suggests blood donations reduce the donor's concentration of a class of toxic substances called "per- and polyfluoroakyl substances," or PFAS, popularly called "forever chemicals."

PFAS don't really last "forever," but they earned the moniker because some stay in the body for almost 10 years and accumulate in organs, blood and bones with repeated exposures.

Recent research link PFAS to higher cancer rates, decreased birth weight, hormone disruption, elevated blood pressure and increased incidence of preeclampsia in pregnant women.

Firefighters are at higher risk of PFAS exposure due to the chemicals in foams and protective gear as well as in household products burned in fires.

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    <title>State to address chemicals in fire training pit, groundwater</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-31T11:43:59+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several chemical compounds were detected at or above state Department of Health “environmental action levels” in the soil and in non-drinking groundwater around Kahului Airport’s Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting training pit this week. 

The state Department of Transportation is now taking steps to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have impacted the soil within the vicinity of the training pit by fencing off the area and submitting an interim remedial action plan to the Health Department. 

PFAS are manmade chemicals used in many industries to make things waterproof, non-stick and stain resistant, such as firefighting foam (aqueous film-forming foams or AFFF), furniture, some personal and household products, waterproof clothing and certain types of food packaging, according to the Health Department’s Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response office. 

The PFAS compound perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) was detected in soil at the fire training pit. The Health Department’s environmental action level for PFOS is 0.025 parts per million and the highest concentration of PFOS identified in soil was 0.8 parts per million, the Health Department said Wednesday night. 

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    <title>What are endocrine disruptors?</title>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your hormones help control different functions in your body and impact everything from your metabolism to how you feel. And if your hormones don't function the way they should, it can affect your health.

Hormone health is a big trend in wellness, according to theTikTok star Hannah Bronfman, who says you'll be hearing a lot more about it in the future. Specifically, she says, addressing endocrine disruptors is the "next big thing." Bronfman says that there are a lot of products about to hit the market that will be labeled "endocrine safe," meaning they're free of endocrine disruptors, which "can be found in just about all the products that we use," including food, toys and beauty products.


Bronfman is far from the first person to use the term "endocrine disruptors," and you've probably come across it at some point before. But you may not necessarily know what that means. So what are endocrine disruptors exactly, and how worried about them should you be? Here's the deal.

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    <title>Air Force surveys find falling levels of ‘forever chemicals’ at fighter base in Japan</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-26T12:43:32+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Levels of toxic “forever chemicals” in treated industrial wastewater at Misawa Air Base had significantly fallen six months after an inadvertent leak of residual firefighting foam at an aircraft shelter, according to a Japanese defense official and a base spokesman.

A manmade chemical, PFAS, and its components PFOS and PFOA, are found in firefighting foam, also known as aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, on some U.S. military bases in Japan. Japanese authorities in recent years have tracked similar spills at U.S. bases on Okinawa and in the Tokyo metro area.

A frozen pipe in a hardened aircraft shelter at Misawa in northeastern Japan cracked Jan. 3 and released water through a fire suppression system where the foam was previously kept, base spokesman Lt. Col. Cody Chiles told Stars and Stripes by phone Thursday. Misawa is home to the 35th Fighter Wing.

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    <title>Paper company sued over release of PFAS in Michigan</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-23T11:45:30+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/paper-company-sued-over-release-of-pfas-in-michigan</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[(WWJ) A paper company that operated a mill in Port Huron is being sued by the Michigan Attorney General over the alleged release of PFAS chemicals in the form of a "toxic sludge" that contaminated the environment.


Announced this week, the lawsuit was filed by the Department of Attorney General against Domtar Industries, Inc., a paper manufacturer that formerly operated in Port Huron, and runs mills in several states and in Canada.

The lawsuit focuses on releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its manufacturing processes and from the paper sludges generated by Domtar that contain high levels of PFAS but were represented as “inert," according to AG Dana Nessel.

According to a news releases, that the AG called "toxic sludges" then contaminated the environment at a composting business in St. Clair County.

Domtar is an international paper manufacturer, and its locations included a mill located at 1700 Washington Avenue in Port Huron, Michigan, which operated in various forms for over one hundred years. The sludges at issue were sent to Techni-Comp, the AG says, a composting facility in Port Huron, where PFAS have been detected in groundwater and surface water at levels that exceed state standards.

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<item rdf:about="https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/higher-than-acceptable-methamphetamine-levels-in-air-ducts-close-colorado-public-library/article_89ffdcb0-8088-11ed-9d2a-73372293d919.html">
    <title>&quot;Higher than acceptable&quot; methamphetamine levels in air ducts close Colorado public library</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-22T11:43:27+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/higher-than-acceptable-methamphetamine-levels-in-air-ducts-close-colorado-public-library/article_89ffdcb0-8088-11ed-9d2a-73372293d919.html</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A public library in Boulder will be closing indefinitely on Tuesday, after "higher than acceptable" levels of methamphetamine were recorded in restroom air ducts, according to a news release from the city. 

"The city made this unprecedented decision today after receiving results of tests it ordered of air ducts in six of the restrooms in the Main Library at 1001 Arapahoe Avenue. The tests showed that residue inside the ducts had higher than acceptable levels of methamphetamine. The ducts blow air and contaminants outside the building, but it is not yet clear what, if any, level of contaminants is on surfaces," the release said. 

The closure will begin at 4 PM on Tuesday, to allow officials to swab samples of surfaces inside and outside the restrooms and determine if a public health risk is present.

According to the release, there has been a spike in reports of people smoking inside of the library's bathrooms in recent weeks. In fact, on two occasions city employees were evaluated for symptoms consistent with exposure to meth fumes or residue. 

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    <title>3M says it will end PFAS production by 2025</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-22T11:36:05+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://cen.acs.org/environment/persistent-pollutants/3M-says-end-PFAS-production/100/web/2022/12</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under mounting regulatory and financial pressure, 3M says it will end the manufacture of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and discontinue their use in its products by the end of 2025.
The move means that the conglomerate will cease producing all fluoropolymers, fluorinated fluids, and PFAS-based additives. Such products include polymers sold under the Dyneon name like polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and fluoroelastomers.
Overall, 3M generates about $1.3 billion in sales and earns about $200 million annually from the sale of PFAS products. However, the business represents a relatively small part of its annual sales, which were $35.4 billion in 2021. With the exit, the company expects to accrue financial charges of $2.3 billion.
“While PFAS can be safely made and used, we also see an opportunity to lead in a rapidly evolving external regulatory and business landscape,” 3M CEO Mike Roman says in a statement.
PFAS are known to persist in the environment and have been linked to human health effects, including cancer. As a result, they are subject to increasingly stringent regulations, which 3M cites as a consideration for exiting the business. It notes that PFAS could be restricted in Europe by 2025. And the US Environmental Protection Agency may place limits on PFAS in drinking water.
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<dc:subject>industrial discovery environmental other_chemical plastics polyvinylidene_fluoride</dc:subject>
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    <title>New EU legislation on endocrine disruptors and long-lasting chemicals: Commission proposal</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-21T11:03:27+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://eulawlive.com/new-eu-legislation-on-endocrine-disruptors-and-long-lasting-chemicals-commission-proposal/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Commission proposed a revised Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) and introduced new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors and other harmful chemical substances to better protect people and the environment from hazardous chemicals.

The Commission also adopted a Delegated Act to introduce new hazard classes under the CLP for endocrine disruptors, as well as for chemicals that do not break down in the environment and can accumulate in living organisms, or risk entering and spreading across the water cycle, including drinking water.

The revised Regulation clarifies rules on labelling and for chemicals sold online and caters for: (i) better and faster processes for all actors

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    <title>Hawaii Lawmakers Call For Investigation Into Chemical Spills At Red Hill</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-20T11:22:48+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hawaii’s congressional delegation is calling for an investigation into the Navy’s response to firefighting foam spills at its World War II-era Red Hill fuel facility in Honolulu.

The lawmakers said on Monday that they want the U.S. Government Accountability Office to immediately look into a leak of an estimated 1,300 gallons of toxic firefighting foam concentrate at Red Hill earlier this month.

They are also pushing for answers about a prior spill that was uncovered by Civil Beat this week. An estimated 5,000 gallons of water, tainted with firefighting foam, flooded an underground pump house at Red Hill in September 2020, but the Navy allegedly told the health department at the time that no firefighting foam had been released.

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<dc:subject>us_HI public follow-up response other_chemical</dc:subject>
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    <title>Are everyday chemicals contributing to global obesity?</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-20T11:19:48+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/are-everyday-chemicals-contributing-to-global-obesity/4016664.article</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Research in animal models suggests the simple ‘energy in, energy out’ model doesn’t tell the whole story. Anthony King talks to researchers worried about obesogens

Obesity is on the rise almost everywhere, with more overweight and obese than underweight people, globally. According to accepted wisdom, blame lies squarely with overeating and insufficient exercise. A small group of researchers is challenging such ingrained assumptions, however, and shining a spotlight on the role of chemicals in our expanding waistlines.

‘There are at least 50 chemicals, probably many more, that literally make us fatter,’ says Leonardo Trasande, an environmental health scientist at New York University in the US. An obesogen is a chemical that makes a living organism gain fat. Notable examples include bisphenol A, certain phthalates and most organophosphate flame retardants. They can push organisms to make new fat cells and/or encourage them to store more fat. Almost all of us often encounter such chemicals every day.

Over the past 20 years, calorie consumption is flat – but obesity has gone up

This may even help explain some discrepancies in data. Obesity rates have tripled since the 1970s, ticking up in the US from 30.5% in 2000 to 42.4% in 2018. ‘Over the past 20 years, calorie consumption is flat, or gone down slightly [in the US],’ according to Bruce Blumberg, a cell biologist at the University of California Irvine in the US. ‘But obesity has gone up.’ And it is not just humans. Body weights of animals such as dogs, cats, rodents and non-human primates – in research colonies and living feral – are also reported to be increasing. Blumberg and others are on a mission to persuade clinicians and others to take contributions to obesity from chemicals more seriously.

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<item rdf:about="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/12/15/1142915184/ortho-toluidine-exposure-workplace-osha">
    <title>Ortho-toluidine exposure limit for workers is too high, OSHA admits</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-15T21:03:22+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Before his shift at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Niagara Falls, N.Y., in May 2021, a worker peed in a cup.

Before he clocked out, he did it again.

Goodyear shipped both specimens to a lab to measure the amount of a chemical called ortho-toluidine. The results, reviewed by ProPublica, showed that the worker had enough of it in his body to put him at an increased risk for bladder cancer — and that was before his shift. After, his levels were nearly five times as high.

It's no secret that the plant's workers are being exposed to poison. Government scientists began testing their urine more than 30 years ago. And Goodyear, which uses ortho-toluidine to make its tires pliable, has been monitoring the air for traces of the chemical since 1976. A major expose even revealed, almost a decade ago, that dozens of the plant's workers had developed bladder cancer since 1974.

What is perhaps most stunning about the trail of sick Goodyear workers is that they have been exposed to levels of the chemical that the United States government says are perfectly safe.

This story was produced in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive their biggest stories as soon as they're published.
The permissible exposure limit for ortho-toluidine is 5 parts per million in air, a threshold based on research conducted in the 1940s and '50s without any consideration of the chemical's ability to cause cancer. Despite ample evidence that far lower levels can dramatically increase a person's cancer risk, the legal limit has remained the same.

Paralyzed by industry lawsuits from decades ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has all but given up on trying to set a truly protective threshold for ortho-toluidine and thousands of other chemicals. The agency has only updated standards for three chemicals in the past 25 years; each took more than a decade to complete.

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    <title>Trust in short supply following heated Navy town hall over toxic foam spill at Red Hill</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-14T11:13:07+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An “inadvertent mishap.”

That’s how the Navy is describing the recent spill of a chemical used to fight fires at Red Hill.

What went wrong is still unclear, but Vice Admiral John Wade, commander of the Joint Task Force Red Hill, said they have ordered an investigation to find out.

Wade said the 1,300-gallon spill happened during maintenance work in November. Crews were testing the fire safety system to prepare for the defueling process.

Wade called it a significant setback.

“One, I believe it raises valid concerns for all stakeholders in the community, our elected officials, everybody about safety and controls to reduce risk,” said Wade. “But the other is it doesn’t help one bit for rebuilding trust with the community and also with our elected officials who will hold us accountable in all other concern parts.”]]></description>
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    <title>Vic directors charged over chemical spill</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-14T11:12:29+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three directors of a Victorian company have been charged following a large chemical spill in Melbourne's southwest.

About 13,000 litres of detergent was spilled on March 6 this year, polluting Cherry Creek and Cherry Lake in Altona North.

The Environment Protection Authority alleges MTAW Group Pty Ltd, trading as Melbourne Transport and Warehousing, was responsible for the spill.

The authority in October charged the company with failing to take all reasonably practicable action to reduce the risk of a spill or leak of dangerous goods stored at its Laverton North site.

On Wednesday, the company's three directors were also separately charged over the incident.

"The General Environmental Duty makes protection of the environment everyone's business and our enforcement action sends a strong message to polluters that we will hold them to account," authority chief executive Lee Miezis said.

"Every Victorian, as an individual as well as our companies, have a responsibility to protect the environment from harm."

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    <title>Wristbands show firefighters are exposed to a lot of cancer-causing chemicals -- even when they're not at a fire scene</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-09T11:05:52+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.zmescience.com/science/wristbands-show-firefighters-are-exposed-to-a-lot-of-cancer-causing-chemicals-even-when-theyre-not-at-a-fire-scene/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firefighting involves working in environments where there may be high levels of smoke, chemicals, and other harmful substances, all of which can increase the risk of cancer. Research has shown that firefighters have an increased risk of developing certain types of cancer, such as lung cancer and mesothelioma.

But firefighters aren’t exposed to carcinogens only during emergency situations. In a new study, researchers at Duke University strapped silicone wristbands to 20 firefighters from the Durham Fire Department while they went about their usual six-day shift. These ordinary wristbands can absorb more than 134 different chemicals, including known carcinogens like phthalates, brominated flame retardants, organophosphate esters, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). That’s some pretty impressive chemical surveillance for a device that only costs $1 a pop.

When the researchers compared the chemical exposure recorded on duty versus off duty, they found a striking pattern. Levels of PAH, brominated flame retardants, and organophosphate esters were 0.5 to 8.5 times higher in the wristbands worn while on duty than in those worn while off duty. 

“Seventy-one of these chemicals — including seven PFAS, which to our knowledge have never previously been detected using wristbands — were found in at least half of the bands,” said Jessica Levasseur, a Ph.D. student at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment, who led the study.

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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>Propane explosion felt nearly 15 miles away; homeowner in hospital, officials say</title>
    <dc:date>2022-12-07T11:35:43+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SMOAKS, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - A homeowner in South Carolina has been taken to a hospital for burns after an explosion at his house.

WCSC reports first responders were called to a house fire in Colleton County on Monday around 8 p.m.

Colleton County Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief David Greene said a person was in the home at the time of the explosion and was working on a gas line before it exploded.

The man was taken to the hospital with stable vital signs.

Authorities said the explosion was felt nearly 15 miles away and left a large debris field that closed roads in the area.

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    <title>Part of UO campus evacuated on Tuesday for minor chemical spill</title>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a minor chemical spill at a lab on the University of Oregon campus around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

First responders evacuated four buildings, including Pacific, Lawrence, Onyx Bridge and Columbia, according to a statement from the UO.

The chemical that was spilled was beta-mercaptoethanol, according to Kelsey Hunter, the Eugene Springfield Fire Department's spokesperson. The chemical produces a strong smell, and first responders worked to clear the odor from the buildings, Hunter said.

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    <title>UArizona Health Sciences receives grant to study PFAS mitigation in firefighters' blood</title>
    <dc:date>2022-11-29T11:49:30+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Researchers at University of Arizona Health Sciences will use a $4 million grant to study a possible treatment for exposure to forever chemicals in firefighters.

The Arizona Board of Regents grant will fund a three-year study that will examine firefighters who have elevated levels of per-and-poly fluoro chemicals, also known as PFAS or forever chemicals, in their blood and get them to donate either blood or plasma on a regular basis.

Professor Jeff Burgess said a similar study was done in Australia, and found that regular donations did decrease PFAS levels.

"The question that we don't know is whether or not reducing those levels will also reduce their risk of the diseases and other health conditions that are associated with elevated PFAS exposure," he said.

Exposure to PFAS and other hazardous materials while firefighting has been classified as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and Dr. Burgess said firefighters often have two to three times as many PFAS in their blood as the general population.

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    <dc:date>2022-11-15T18:06:40+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. -- The Dinwiddie County School System did not follow state recommendations on how to teach science safely when an accident occurred in a chemistry classroom that injured students and a teacher, according to information obtained through a public records request.

A recommendation that schools have a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) is included in the Virginia Department of Education's Safety in Science Teaching guidance from 2019.

The purpose of a school CHP is to describe all of the precautions that will be taken to protect students and teachers from chemical hazards, according to Dr. Jim Kaufman, the head of the non-profit Laboratory Safety Institute.

He said a CHP is critical to protect student and teacher safety.

"It's not just having a document and a person, it's having a program where people are really buying into it participating in the program," Kaufman said.

But according to a recent public records request filed by WTVR CBS 6, Dinwiddie County School's CHP could not be found, or did not exist on the day of the accident.

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    <title>Jefferson Parish would prohibit new hazardous material bulk storage sites, under draft rules</title>
    <dc:date>2022-11-15T11:35:27+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jefferson Parish would prohibit businesses from opening new bulk storage sites for hazardous materials under a sprawling proposal aimed at modernizing the parish’s industrial zoning rules.

The proposed regulation is one of several recommended in an 85-page report released Sunday and authored by the parish’s Planning Department and the private consulting firm Camiros. The parish is hosting public meetings Tuesday and Wednesday to gather input on the changes, which would overhaul decades-old rules on how and where industry can operate.

Among other changes, the proposed regulations would require existing hazardous material bulk storage sites to submit an “odor control plan.” They’d also be required to provide a 24-hour hotline for the public.

The Parish Council initiated a review of the parish’s industrial zoning districts in 2020, six months after reaching an agreement with Cornerstone Chemical. The company had sued the parish after the council rescinded a permit it had previously granted for a planned expansion of hydrogen cyanide storage capacity at the company's Waggaman plant.

Parish Council member Deano Bonano, who helped spearhead the review, said the proposed changes won’t come before the Council anytime soon.

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    <title>California files major lawsuit to clean up chemicals it calls “toxic and harmful to human health and the environment” – Chico Enterprise-Record</title>
    <dc:date>2022-11-11T12:11:22+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday filed a lawsuit against 3M, DuPont and 16 other chemical companies, saying a class of substances they have made for decades known as “forever chemicals” are responsible for widespread pollution and public health risk.

Bonta, who filed the lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court, said the companies are liable for “hundreds of millions of dollars” in penalties and cleanup costs across California for continuing to make the chemicals while knowing of their danger yet concealing it. California joins a number of states in taking action against the chemicals, which are not currently regulated by the federal government.

“For decades manufacturers were aware of the toxicity of these chemicals, persistence and prevalence in humans,” Bonta said at a news conference on the San Francisco waterfront. “But they chose to deliberately mislead the government and the public.”

The synthetic chemicals — known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — are used in thousands of products.

In some studies, they have been linked to increased risk of high blood pressure in pregnant women, developmental delays in children, including low birth weight, and the increased risk of some cancers, including prostate, breast, kidney and testicular cancers. They also have been shown to reduce the immune system’s ability to fight off infections.]]></description>
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    <title>Tallmadge Circle shut down following crash</title>
    <dc:date>2022-11-09T11:44:24+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A suspected drunken driver struck a truck, causing a fuel leak that ended up shutting down Tallmadge Circle on Tuesday evening so a hazmat team could clean up the spill, according to police.

Tallmadge Police Chief Ron Williams said there were no injuries and the hazardous materials team was en route to the scene about 7 p.m. He did estimate when the circle would reopen, but noted traffic in the area has been light.

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    <title>Worcester firefighters tackle iron pyrite fire inside city plant</title>
    <dc:date>2022-11-06T11:59:56+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WORCESTER — A container of iron pyrite caught fire Saturday morning inside a plant at Saint-Gobain on New Bond Street, filling the facility with heavy, acrid smoke that sent one employee to the hospital.

Firefighters quickly knocked down the small blaze ignited by the mineral — a water reactive material — after it got wet and started the combustion process, said Acting Deputy Fire Chief Adam Roche.

During the combustion process, Roche said, there was a release of hydrogen cyanide, prompting a Tier 1 hazmat incident that was ultimately canceled.

The building, plant No. 8, was evacuated and several employees and a firefighter underwent decontamination.

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    <title>US EPA broadens its definition of PFAS</title>
    <dc:date>2022-11-05T11:52:50+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US Environmental Protection Agency is expanding its definition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—at least for flagging contaminants for possible regulation in drinking water.
In the past, the agency used a limited definition of PFAS: “Chemicals with at least two adjacent carbon atoms, where one carbon is fully fluorinated and the other is at least partially fluorinated.”An EPA Safe Drinking Water Act decision unveiled Nov. 2 broadens this definition to include fluorocarbons with highly branched carbon chains and some fluoroethers.
The decision adds PFAS as a group to the agency’s list of substances that are candidates for regulation in drinking water. This means commerical PFAS, their byproducts, and their environmental transformation products will come under EPA scrutiny if they are detected in drinking water and meet the new definition. The agency previously listed only individual PFAS as candidates for such regulation.
This change is “an important first step towards identifying additional PFAS that may require regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act,” the agency says in a statement. Listing the chemicals as a group on the candidates list doesn’t necessarily mean the agency will regulate PFAS as a category under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the decision says.
PFAS are synthetic chemicals widely used for water and stain resistance, fighting fires, and their ability to withstand harsh conditions. They are nicknamed “forever chemicals” because they resist breakdown. Some are known to be toxic, but most have not been tested extensively, if at all.]]></description>
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    <title>Chemical leak at Jennie-O plant prompts shelter-in-place in Barron County</title>
    <dc:date>2022-11-02T10:13:58+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A chemical leak at the Jennie-O plant in Barron, Wisconsin, resulted in a brief shelter-in-place Monday morning.

Two employees drove themselves to a nearby hospital to be treated for possible exposure to Anatox and Lysine. One of those employees was on-site when the chemical leak happened, according to the Barron County Sheriff's Office.

The leak of the two chemicals resulted in the emission of a poisonous vapor in the atmosphere of the building. No other injuries were reported.

The leak was first reported to the sheriff's office at 9:27 a.m. in its main plant feed mill area. Emergency responders determined the chemicals accidentally mixed together, putting the toxic fumes into the air.

The company immediately evacuated the facility, police say.

The shelter-in-place was enacted on the north side of the plant, impacting the Barron County Highway Department and the Riverview Terrace Estates. A "precautionary shelter-in-place" was also put in place on the south side of the plant, shutting down a portion of Hwy 8 to LaSalle Avenue, starting at 6th Street and extending to 11th Street. 

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    <title>No danger to the public after chemical leak in Barron County</title>
    <dc:date>2022-11-01T10:33:26+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - A chemical leak occurred at Jennie-O located in Barron County Monday morning.

Highway 8 was temporarily closed and a temporary preventative shelter in place was implemented by the Sheriff’s Department, according to a social post via the Barron County Sheriff’s Department Facebook Page.

According to a media release from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department, preventable shelter in place precautions that the Sheriff’s Department had out have been removed. There is no danger to the public. The media release from the Sheriff’s Department says it was two chemicals that mixed together in a tank on the outside of the building.

The chemicals were later identified in an updated media release from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department as Anatox and Lysine that had been “accidentally mixed together.” Jennie-O immediately evacuated the facility in efforts to protect employees against inhalation hazards.

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    <title>PFAS firefighting chemical found in drinking water at Avalon Airport fire station</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-31T10:49:26+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The fire station at Avalon Airport has been closed after unsafe levels of PFAS were found in the drinking water.

Key points:

Dozens of firefighters and air traffic controllers are being tested after PFAS was found in their drinking water at Avalon
An investigation is underway into how the chemical entered the drinking water supply
Avalon Airport says the chemical has not been found in the water at the passenger terminal
The union representing aviation firefighters said the firefighting chemical was also detected in the water supply at the air traffic tower south-west of Melbourne.

Airservices Australia, which operates firefighting and air traffic services at the airport, confirmed it had closed the fire station while a new water supply was set up and a deep clean was undertaken.

"Our highest priority is protecting the health and wellbeing of our teams," a spokesperson said.

"Airservices' 30 aviation rescue firefighters and two air traffic controllers stationed at Avalon have been offered expert health advice and free blood testing." 

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    <title>What happens when the water in our rivers and lakes reaches record lows?</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-30T11:48:43+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://cen.acs.org/environment/climate-change/happens-water-rivers-lakes-reaches/100/i38</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On April 22, chemist Andreas Fath jumped into the Danube River in Ulm, Germany. The water was just 11 °C, and Fath was wearing two full-body wet suits to protect himself from the cold. It was the official start of a journey that would take the next 8 weeks as Fath swam over 2,700 km along the river before arriving at the Black Sea.
Fath, a professor at Furtwangen University and an experienced long-distance swimmer, wasn’t just looking for a physical challenge. Every day he stuck passive-​sampling membranes to his legs to absorb persistent organic pollutants in the water. On a boat that traveled with him, scientists sampled the water to gather temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, and other measures of water chemistry and quality.
Fath hoped his swim, and the outreach activities he conducted along the way, would draw people to learn more about the waterways running through their cities and encourage better protection of an important water source in Europe. He also hoped to measure just how many pollutants were in the river’s waters and at what levels.
Fath’s swim ended on June 17, the beginning of Europe’s summer, which was to become the hottest on record. While his swim brought attention to the Danube, European heat waves soon brought more focus to Europe’s rivers. Across the continent, water levels dropped, stalling shipping, and hundreds of metric tons of fish died.
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    <title>Dangerous chemicals found in Ohio oil and gas wells</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-28T10:35:47+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/10/27/dangerous-chemicals-found-in-oil-and-gas-wells/69574728007/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oil and gas companies are using potentially harmful "forever" chemicals in Ohio wells and may be hiding others thanks to trade secret laws, according to a study from a physicians group that monitors threats to human health.

Over the course of several years, the U.S. EPA provided thousands of documents to Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) on chemical use in wells across the country. The group began releasing reports on those documents this year, unveiling Ohio’s report in September.

A representative of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association did not dispute the findings, but said the state’s drillers follow all disclosure requirements and cited a 2020 Ohio EPA study — which an agency spokesperson characterized as a sampling initiative — that found 94% of the state’s waterways free of forever chemicals and that the state’s drinking water is overwhelmingly safe.

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    <title>24 Workers Rescued As Fire Rips Through Liquor Bottling Factory</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-28T10:34:41+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/24-workers-rescued-as-fire-rips-through-liquor-bottling-factory/articleshow/95133712.cms</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chandigarh: A massive fire tore through a liquor bottling plant in Industrial Area, Phase I, on Thursday. 
Around two dozen workers were in the factory when the blaze broke out at 2.07 pm, the time fire and emergency services department of the municipal corporation (MC) received the call. All the workers were pulled out safely. One worker received minor burn injuries. He was taken to Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32. 
A hydraulic vehicle, fire tenders and water boozer were rushed to douse the flames. But the intensity of the fire forced the MC to take the help of fire tenders of Mohali, Panchkula and 3 BRD Air Force station. Over dozen fire tenders made multiple rounds while 40 to 50 firemen were on the job. The operation was continuing till the filing of this report late in the night. The exact reason of the fire could not be ascertained.
Sources said a huge amount of liquor and chemicals were stored in the factory, helping to spread and strengthen the fire that made things difficult for the firemen. Since the fire covered the entire factory from all the sides, JCB machines were called to break some temporary tin sheds and other parts of the factory to ensure water reached the building in high pressure in order to control the blaze. All material like drums, articles and other wooden and plastic items were gutted. Luckily, the fire did not spread to adjoining building and factories.
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<dc:subject>India industrial fire injury other_chemical</dc:subject>
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    <title>Outside the Safe Operating Space of a New Planetary Boundary for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-27T14:49:43+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is hypothesized that environmental contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) defines a separate planetary boundary and that this boundary has been exceeded. This hypothesis is tested by comparing the levels of four selected perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) (i.e., perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS), and perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)) in various global environmental media (i.e., rainwater, soils, and surface waters) with recently proposed guideline levels. On the basis of the four PFAAs considered, it is concluded that (1) levels of PFOA and PFOS in rainwater often greatly exceed US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lifetime Drinking Water Health Advisory levels and the sum of the aforementioned four PFAAs (Σ4 PFAS) in rainwater is often above Danish drinking water limit values also based on Σ4 PFAS; (2) levels of PFOS in rainwater are often above Environmental Quality Standard for Inland European Union Surface Water; and (3) atmospheric deposition also leads to global soils being ubiquitously contaminated and to be often above proposed Dutch guideline values. It is, therefore, concluded that the global spread of these four PFAAs in the atmosphere has led to the planetary boundary for chemical pollution being exceeded. Levels of PFAAs in atmospheric deposition are especially poorly reversible because of the high persistence of PFAAs and their ability to continuously cycle in the hydrosphere, including on sea spray aerosols emitted from the oceans. Because of the poor reversibility of environmental exposure to PFAS and their associated effects, it is vitally important that PFAS uses and emissions are rapidly restricted.

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<dc:subject>Sweden laboratory discovery environmental other_chemical</dc:subject>
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    <title>Chemical release at Dow Michigan Operations I-Park in Midland</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-26T10:40:28+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Substance-release-at-Dow-Michigan-Operations-17533965.php</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a statement released on social media, Dow Michigan Operations confirmed that there was "a product release" at about 2 p.m. at Dow Michigan Operations I-Park.

The company did not disclose what chemical was released into the air. The City of Midland released a statement stating Dowtherm A (biphenyl) was the chemical released. Command staff from Midland Fire Department responded and, in coordination with on-site and field staff from Dow, determined that it had been contained with the fence line. No negative community health impacts are expected, according to the city's statement.

Four employees who were in close proximity to the release are being evaluated. A shelter-in-place order was lifted at 3:30 p.m.

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<dc:subject>us_MI industrial release response other_chemical</dc:subject>
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    <title>Worrisome trend for EU chemical monitoring</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-21T10:01:47+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/worrisome-trend-for-eu-chemical-monitoring/4016414.article</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In two years, Europe has seen a four-fold increase in cases where the country of origin of the product containing Reach-non-compliant chemicals is ‘unknown’, according to recent analysis by the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic). The figure has jumped from 4% in 2019, to 12% in 2000 and then to 18% in 2021, and Cefic says this is most likely due to a rise in online shopping since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Not knowing the origins of products containing non-compliant chemicals reduces the EU’s ability to monitor online markets and improve safety, Cefic warned. The trade group underscored the importance of ramping up enforcement of chemicals legislation for imported goods and online sales.

‘It is striking that with online sales, the origin of many of the products entering the bloc is unknown,’ said Sylvie Lemoine, Cefic’s executive director of product stewardship. ‘We continue to call for stronger surveillance and enforcement efforts, particularly on imported goods and online sales.’ She stressed that this is a matter of consumer safety, as online shopping grows.

Overall, 77% of all chemicals non-compliant with Reach come from outside Europe. The most common non-compliance issue – around 25% – were restricted phthalates, followed by heavy metals such as cadmium and lead, which are also reprotoxic. The most common restricted phthalate was bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, which has been banned in Europe for years, except for certain uses, but still frequently shows up in plastic dolls from China.

Cefic’s findings are based on the EU’s Safety Gate, the rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products, and the not-for-profit says they are also validated by studies from Nordic member states.

The European Chemicals Agency’s EU-wide REF-8 pilot project, which focuses on enforcement related to substances, mixtures and articles sold online, is ‘a step in the right direction’, according to Cefic. But the organisation is calling for actions to better enforce European chemicals legislation. This is crucial, the organisation says, as restrictions increasingly address groups of chemicals in different uses, such as microplastics, and will become even more diffuse in the upcoming revision of Reach.

The trade association suggests that such actions should include tightening controls of imports through online marketplaces, developing new standard control methods and lab capacity that enable the enforcement of new restrictions, as well as improving the coordination and sharing of data to further support enforcement actions.

Michael Warhurst, executive director of the UK environmental charity Chem Trust, is not surprised by Cefic’s findings. ‘We’ve known for many years that there is a problem of illegal chemical use in some products imported into the UK and EU and it is important that governments step up monitoring and enforcement on imports,’ he tells Chemistry World.

He says Chem Trust would like to see stronger requirements on those selling the products in question, including online marketplaces, to take responsibility for the chemical safety of what they are selling. Chem Trust is also concerned about the monitoring situation in the UK, which is now outside these EU systems, Warhurst adds.


Rebecca Trager
Senior US correspondent, Chemistry World
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<dc:subject>Europe public discovery environmental other_chemical toxics</dc:subject>
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    <title>Chemical hair-straightening products may increase uterine cancer risk: NIH study</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-19T10:43:53+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://tetracyclined7k.com/chemical-hair-straightening-products-may-increase-uterine-cancer-risk-nih-study/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found a link between chemical hair straightening products and uterine cancer, suggesting frequent users may be at higher risk. .

The study, released Monday, followed 33,947 racially diverse women between the ages of 35 and 74 for an average of about 11 years. Her 378 women who participated in this study developed uterine cancer.

“It was estimated that 1.64% of women who never used a curling iron would develop uterine cancer by the age of 70, but frequent use increased the risk to 4.05%,” she said. Alexandra White, research leader at the US National Laboratory, described Environmental Health and Safety (NIEHS).

The presence of so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals in hair straighteners may be responsible for this association. Fragrances, parabens, and phthalates can affect the endocrine system’s ability to regulate hormones.]]></description>
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    <title>Cannock waste company bans chemical causing thunderstorm blaze that forced neighbours to flee</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-18T10:18:34+00:00</dc:date>
    <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/environment/2022/10/17/waste-company-bans-chemical-causing-cannock-thunderstorm-blaze/</link>
    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 40 firefighters tackled the incident at Axil Integrated Services at Cannock Industrial Centre, in Walkmill Lane, Bridgtown, after materials in the yard erupted into flames and smoke on September 5 following a thunderstorm.

Bosses told residents attending its community open day that packaging containing traces of quick lime had absorbed moisture which then caused the chemical to warm up and ignite.

Families in neighbouring Hayling Close were among those to flee their homes as the heat spread causing aerosol cans being stored in the yard to explode in the air.

On Saturday bosses threw open the gates to host an open day for neighbours to tour the facilities, get an update about the investigation and the efforts to minimise problems after some said they were left feeling scared and wanted to move out of their homes some owned by Walsall Housing Group(WHG).


Some of the visitors at Axil Integrated Services open day in Cannock
Axil's managing director Edward Pigg told visitors: "The chemical involved was quick lime also called calcium oxide. We suspect that there was some contaminated packaging which absorbed moisture. It got warm and the heat had nowhere to escape to so it ignited.

"We have acted quickly to exclude quick lime from the site and the producer. That item was in the despatch bay and was due to leave the site on the day of the fire. And excluded items containing lithium-ion or li-ion batteries which are found in vapes and laptops.

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    <title>Fire burns 73 vehicles at pumpkin patch, Texas officials say</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-17T10:16:21+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A massive fire broke out at a pumpkin patch in Texas, filling the air with explosions and thick black smoke as flames engulfed over 70 vehicles, officials told news outlets.

Videos shared to social media show families running to safety on Saturday, Oct. 15, many with young children and infants, even as others make their way toward the smoldering parking lot — perhaps in an effort to save their car, truck or SUV.


“It looked like something out of a war zone,” John Bessick told TV station KXXV.

The veteran was visiting the farm’s fall attraction when the fire began and helped others escape the area amid the chaos and explosions.

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    <title>Westlake under shelter-in-place after fire at Sasol</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-16T10:33:50+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WESTLAKE, La. (KLFY) – The city of Westlake is under a shelter-in-place after a fire at Sasol’s Lake Charles complex.

According to the Westlake Police Department (WPD), the roads in the area are shut down and authorities urge everyone to stay away from Houston River Rd. and Myrtle Springs Rd.

“Early this afternoon, Sasol had a fire at its Lake Charles Chemical Complex Ziegler alcohol unit. Our on-site emergency response team responded swiftly, and the fire is contained. Our primary concern is the safety of our employees and the community. All Sasol employees are accounted for with no reported injuries associated with the fire. There were no off-site impacts and no call to action for the nearby community. Sasol notified all appropriate local officials and regulators accordingly. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the incident. The Ziegler alcohol facility manufactures specialty alcohols used in consumer care products as well as other applications.”]]></description>
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    <title>High levels of toxic chemical found in clothing from brands like Nike, PINK</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-15T10:10:23+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OAKLAND, Calif. (WTAJ) – The Center for Environmental Health sent legal notices to 11 brands manufacturing sports bras and athletic shirts after a study found they have high levels of bisphenol A (BPA) based on standards set in California.

The California-based watchdog group found that in the clothing, there is up to 22 times the safe limit of BPA, the chemical used to make plastic for food packaging, baby bottles and other goods.

The group described BPA as “a well-studied hormone-disrupting chemical.”

The following name brands face legal notices:

Sports bras:

Athleta
PINK
Asics
The North Face
Brooks
All in Motion
Nike
FILA
Athletic shirts:

The North Face
Brooks
Mizuno
Athleta
New Balance
Reebok
“People are exposed to BPA through ingestion (e.g., from eating food or drinking water from containers that have leached BPA) or by absorption through skin (e.g., from handling receipt paper),” Illegal Toxic Threats Program Director at CEH Kaya Allan Sugerman said. “Studies have shown that BPA can be absorbed through skin and end up in the bloodstream after handling receipt paper for seconds or a few minutes at a time. Sports bras and athletic shirts are worn for hours at a time, and you are meant to sweat in them, so it is concerning to be finding such high levels of BPA in our clothing.”]]></description>
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    <title>Explosive Hazards Identified during the Manufacture and Transportation of 1-Bromoacetyl-3,3-dinitroazetidine (RRx-001)</title>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On August 4, 2020, a massive chemical detonation rocked the Port of Beirut, Lebanon. This explosion, which resulted from the accidental detonation of approximately 2750 tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate, serves as a cautionary tale and an urgent reminder to exercise extreme caution at all stages of the synthesis, handling, storage, and disposal of high-nitrogen-containing energetic compounds. As a representative case study that illustrates the hazards concomitant with the use of energetic materials, an overview of the synthesis and transportation of the clinical candidate compound, 1-bromoacetyl-3,3-dinitroazetidine, or RRx- 001, a derivative of the explosive 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine or TNAZ, is briefly provided herein. RRx-001 and its analogues are nitrogen heterocycles that derive their intrinsically high energy value from both oxidation and ring strain.

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<item rdf:about="https://www.kcrg.com/2022/10/12/dubuque-tap-water-tests-above-threshold-pfas-chemical-linked-health-risks/">
    <title>Dubuque tap water tests above threshold for PFAs, a chemical linked to health risks</title>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A statewide water sampling initiative is underway to determine the prevalence of manmade chemicals known as per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, or “PFAS.”

The number of communities around the nation detecting “PFAs” in drinking water is growing, and sampling from Dubuque shows the compounds at a higher level than the EPA allows.

A sample collected in August 2022 indicates 4.6 parts per trillion of one PFAs compound found in Dubuque drinking water, which exceeded the minimum reporting level of 4.0 parts per trillion.

PFAs are long-lasting chemicals that have been used in industrial applications and consumer products like carpeting, upholstery, food packaging, non-stick cookware, and personal care products. Exposure to PFAs has been linked to health risks such as cancer.

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    <title>What to do with vast stockpiles of PFAS-laden firefighting foam?</title>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Millions of litres of firefighting foam that contain high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are sitting in stockpiles. Much of this leftover material has been there for decades, held in storage at fire stations, airports, oil facilities and chemical manufacturing plants across the US. Until now, there hasn’t been an acceptable method to rid the world of these stashes of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF), but the US-based R&D organisation Battelle is set to tackle this.

The non-profit has proven that its new technology based on supercritical water oxidation chemistry (SWOC) – affectionately dubbed the PFAS Annihilator – completely destroyed stores of PFAS-laden AFFF in a recent deployment that was funded by Greenfire, a US firefighting products company.

Firefighting foams have been used for decades and are remarkably good at suppressing diesel, propane, petrol and jet fuel fires. They work by forming a thin film that coats the fuel and starves the fire of oxygen. In the past, runoff from AFFF was not contained during firefighting training sessions or when extinguishing fires, allowing the PFAS chemicals in to the environment to leach into soil and groundwater. Now, recent government regulations involving PFAS mean that many of the military sites, fire training centres and airports that have relied on AFFF for more than 50 years have been directed to stop using these products, and stockpiles have built up.

Nicknamed ‘forever chemicals’, PFAS are associated with health problems like immune system dysfunction, low birth weight, high cholesterol, thyroid disease and certain cancers. The stability of the C–F bond means that these compounds are also highly in the environment. Complicating matters is the fact that these substances bioaccumulate and biomagnify up the food chain, increasing significantly in the blood and organs of those animals at the top. PFAS chemicals have been found in human blood, urine and breast milk.

‘AFFF was always the benchmark – it works great to suppress fire, but [the PFAS within] builds up in the environment, causes cancer and is in basically everyone’s bloodstream,’ states GreenFire’s chief executive Brandon Miller.

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    <title>What needs to be done to limit PFAS exposure for firefighters</title>
    <dc:date>2022-10-05T10:19:25+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are not a new concept to firefighters because they have been an issue for many years. The bunker gear that they wear everyday is consumed with PFAS, which then absorbs into their skin.

When idle, bunker gear isn’t very harmful. But when heated, which may occur when battling a fire, the chemical activates and is then absorbed into the skin. Studies have shown that these chemicals may lead to cancer or other life-threatening diseases.

Globally, 75 percent of firefighters whose names appeared on the International Firefighters Association’s (IAFF) Memorial Wall between 2015-2020 died of cancer, according to the IAFF.

Firefighters know what they sign up for when it comes to risky situations, but PFAS shouldn’t be one of the problems by simply wearing their uniform.]]></description>
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    <title>29 days without water: Kanawha commissioners say they won't give up on Paint Creek</title>
    <dc:date>2022-09-24T10:37:14+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — For nearly one month, friends, families and neighbors in the Paint Creek area have been unable to shower, wash clothes, or drink from their well water.

The Kanawha County Commission is continuing to assist these homes as neighbors fear their story will be washed away and forgotten.

"I really think it's going to be swept under the rug and nothing's going to be done about it," Paint Creek resident Andy Kees said.

Twenty-nine days after the tractor-trailer incident and chemical spill that affected Paint Creek, 36 homes along the creek are still without water, and no one knows "if" or "when" their well water will be safe.

"If they were in my shoes, what would they be doing?" Kees said.

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    <title>No harmful gas leaks found after Nakhon Pathom plant fire</title>
    <dc:date>2022-09-23T09:16:22+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No harmful gases were found in the air within a 20km radius of a factory in Nakhon Pathom that had a chemical leak, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) said on Thursday after it conducted an investigation.

The incident happened early on Thursday at a plant owned by Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL) which produces polyester fibres, yarns and chips with a capacity of 120,00 tonnes per year. No serious injuries were reported.

Two chemicals -- diphenyl oxide and biphenyl -- leaked from a heating system's air cooler at the plant in Nakhon Chaisi district.

The leak of "common heat transfer fluid" was detected at 5.45am and was contained within 10 minutes, the listed company said in a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

"There was no leakage into public waterways or any injury to employees or to the surrounding community or any damage to equipment," company secretary Souvik Roy Chowdhury said.

Some residents 20 kilometres away in tambon Salaya of Phutthamonthon district, which borders Bangkok, said they smelt foul-smelling gases.

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    <title>VSP: HAZMAT crew responds to Russell County after tar leak from damaged tanker</title>
    <dc:date>2022-09-22T10:10:42+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[RUSSELL COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — A hazardous materials crew has responded to an incident in Russell County Wednesday after tar leaked from a damaged tanker, according to Virginia State Police.

Police responded to an incident where the tank of a tanker-truck went off the side of the road in the 4800 block of Heralds Valley Road at 11:32 a.m. The incident remains under investigation.

We have reached out to officials in Russell County for more information.]]></description>
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    <title>3M, Wolverine Worldwide settle PFAS case for $54 million</title>
    <dc:date>2022-09-22T10:07:58+00:00</dc:date>
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    <dc:creator>dchas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A judge has given tentative approval to a $54 million settlement in which 3M Co. and Wolverine Worldwide will pay property owners in West Michigan who said their land and wells were contaminated by toxic "forever chemicals."

The deal involves approximately 1,700 properties north of Grand Rapids.

The compounds are in a category known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. They were long used in scores of industrial applications, don't break down easily and can migrate from soil to groundwater.

"The settlement is fair, reasonable, adequate and meets the standards for preliminary approval," U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou said last week, setting a final fairness hearing for March 29.

The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2017 against 3M and Wolverine Worldwide, a footwear company based in Rockford.

PFAS were used to make Scotchgard, a 3M waterproofing product used by Wolverine, which has a variety of brands, including Hush Puppies, Merrell, Keds, Saucony and Chaco.]]></description>
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