NEWS ARCHIVE 2001 Last
updated on 08/25/07 07:48 AM
12/19/01
By some accounts, MSDSs are the second-most common business forms in
use internationally, second only to the commercial invoice. [Click
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12/11/01
OSHA cited Nestle Confections and Snacks of Fulton, NY, and proposed
penalties of $62,450 for 27 alleged serious violations that included
failing to label chemical containers with the identity of their
contents. [Click
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12/6/01
Company owner of Cooling Systems International (CSI), to spend 60
days in jail, pay a $100,000 fine and pay $125,000 in restitution
for illegally disposing of toxic hot tank sludge and lead-containing
toxins. [Click
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12/4/01
RICHMOND, CA - Another release scares residents near the General
Chemical plant after a suspicious white cloud comes precariously
close to downtown neighborhoods. [Click
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12/3/01
McKinney Towing of Baton Rouge, La., has agreed to pay a $400,000
fine and $80,000 in restitution for violating the Clean Water Act
and the Oil Pollution Act by pumping a mixture of oil and water into
the Mississippi River. [Click
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11/28/01
The state agency in charge of protecting Florida's environment has
allowed the dumping of millions of gallons of waste from a shuttered
Manatee County phosphate plant into an aquatic preserve at the mouth
of Tampa Bay. [Click
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11/27/01
HARRISBURG, Pa.--The state House of Representatives has unanimously
passed a bill that would ban the sale of a potentially carcinogenic
gasoline additive Methyl tertiary butyl ether, or MTBE, after 2003.
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11/26/01
The American Chemistry Council and the Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturers Assoc. are sponsoring a free seminar series on Site
and Distribution Security, Customer Awareness and Risk
Communications. [Click
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11/20/01
Pied Piper Pest Control Inc., of Silver Spring, Md., the company
owner, and an employee, have been charged in a pesticide spill and
face up to $700,000 in fines and up to two years in prison. [Click
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11/19/01
U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced a new model to
assist employers and employees in dealing with possible workplace
exposures to anthrax. [Click
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11/16/01
Car mechanics should avoid breathing in brake cleaner and products
containing n-hexane, because the chemical is known to cause nerve
damage, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. [Click
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11/15/01
The FDA says more than 50 deaths in seven countries are being
investigated in connection with Baxter kidney dialysis filters with
a chemical residue that appeared to have played a role in many of
the reported deaths. [Click
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11/14/01
A gas additive, MTBE — methyl tertiary butyl ether, found in
water, fills a Rhode Island community with fear. [Click
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11/12/01
World Trade Center -- Through Sunday, there have been 34 broken
bones, 441 lacerations, more than 1,000 eye injuries and hundreds of
burns, sprains and smashed fingers since the rescue-turned-cleanup
effort began. [Click
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11/7/01
HAWTHORNE, NJ -- Two 5-gallon drums of a highly combustible
potassium permanganate ignited in a former metals factory undergoing
cleanup. [Click
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11/6/01
A California man has been sentenced to six months home detention and
ordered to pay $70,055 in restitution for violating the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act by illegally disposing of hazardous
waste. [Click
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11/5/01
Thousands of soldiers have been mobilized to contain a massive
cyanide spill in a river in central China, which is posing a health
risk to local residents and farm animals. [Click
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11/2/01
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Christie
Whitman announced Wednesday that the new arsenic standard in
drinking water will be 10 parts per billion (ppb), effective in
2006. [Click
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11/1/01
The farming industry has welcomed the possibility of a simple
finger-prick procedure to test whether farmers have been exposed to
low-level organo-phosphate contamination. [Click
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10/31/01
The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration has cited Maine's Bath Iron Works, and proposed
$201,775 in fines against the shipbuilder for a total of 50 alleged
violations. [Click
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10/30/01
While worries about anthrax are keeping public-health officials
busy, Seattle has what most cities don't: a hazmat team that has
helped develop national procedures for chemical and biological
weapons. [Click
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10/29/01
Toxic chemicals have been detected at levels exceeding federal
safety standards in the soil and air around the still-burning rubble
of the World Trade Center, according to documents compiled by the
EPA. [Click
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10/25/01
EPA Region 3 to Host Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention
Conference in Baltimore, MD December 10-13, 2001. The conference is
expected to draw more than 1,600 participants from across the US. [Click
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10/24/01
This month the first mercury-detecting dog in the United States went
to work in the schools of Minnesota. [Click
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10/23/01
The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH)
will meet in Washington, D.C., on November 28, to discuss OSHA and
NIOSH activities. [Click
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10/22/01
EPA Administrator Christine Whitman said this week the risk of water
contamination by anthrax or other biological or chemical hazards was
small - 'That would take truckloads of anthrax'. [Click
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10/19/01
Yes, there is an MSDS for Anthrax - If you're curious, this one is
from Canada's Laboratory Centre for Disease Control. [Click
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10/18/01
EPA - Secondhand smoke is an environmental trigger of asthma, the
cause of an estimated ten million missed school days for children in
the U.S. 1 million children have asthma symptoms due to secondhand
smoke. [Click
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10/17/01
The U.S. Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health
Administration will co-sponsor an outreach seminar in Dothan, Ala.,
Thurs., Oct. 18, for contractors whose employees are exposed to lead
and silica dust. [Click
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10/16/01
A former employee of Enviro-Comp Laboratories, Inc., of Baton Rouge,
La., faces up to five years in prison and/or a fine of up to
$250,000 for committing perjury involving accreditation by a state
environmental agency. [Click
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10/15/01
DETROIT -- Finney High School was to remain closed today after
school officials ordered more than 1,700 students checked for
mercury poisoning. [Click
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10/14/01
Despite government assurances that the air is safe near the site of
the devastated Trade Center, many are still worried about the
environmental effects. [Click
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10/12/01
The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, a public service
organization dedicated to recycling rechargeable batteries,
announced that any community may now participate in its program free
of charge. [Click
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10/11/01
Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing to amend the HazMat
Regulations to require shippers and carriers to retain a copy of
each hazardous material shipping paper, or an electronic image for a
period of 375 days. [Click
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10/10/01
FEDERAL CASES SETTLED INVOLVING LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARDS - The
settlements by EPA will result in $328,000 in civil penalties and
improvement projects in more than 16,000 apartments nationwide. [Click
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10/9/01
Chemical drum turns up AWOL: Rocket-fuel additive vanished off truck
in Rancho Cordova, California. [Click
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10/8/01
An On-Site Emergency Response Planning Guide is available from the
National Safety Council to help offices, manufacturers, and
industrial operations update their disaster preparedness programs. [Click
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10/5/01
A Utah man sentenced to five years imprisonment and ordered to pay
$35,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to the unlawful
disposal of hazardous waste. He dug a hole and placed a 55-gallon
drum of methyl ethyl ketone it. [Click
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10/4/01
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) today called
for the preparation of our nation's public health laboratories to
respond to biological and chemical attacks. [Click
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10/3/01
Hazardous material carriers are stopped and checked in Ohio - Every
truck with hazardous materials on board received a Level Three
inspection by the State Highway Patrol in light of the recent
terrorist attacks. [Click
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10/1/01
An Indiana man has been sentenced to five months imprisonment
followed by five months home confinement, and was ordered to pay
$38,000 in restitution and a $5,000 fine for dumping gasoline into a
sewer. [Click
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9/28/01
The Government Accounting Office concludes that the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
have done little to act on their 1993 pledge to reduce pesticide use
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9/27/01
NEW YORK -- Nearly 180 OSHA staff members are providing safety and
health assistance to rescue workers at the WTC disaster site OSHA is
also testing daily for asbestos, silica, lead and other
contaminants. [Click
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9/26/01
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft warned Tuesday there
was a "clear and present danger" of additional terrorist
attacks that could include trucks carrying hazardous chemicals. [Click
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9/25/01
TOULOUSE, France -- Many people thought it was a terror attack. But
the explosion that ripped through a chemical fertilizer plant
killing 18 people and injuring 200, was most likely an accident,
officials said. [Click
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9/21/01
The air and drinking water are safe both in New York and around the
Pentagon, according to the EPA, which has been monitoring levels of
contaminates around the sites since last week's attacks. [Click
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9/14/01
The levels of lead, asbestos and volatile organic compounds in air
samples taken on Tuesday in Brooklyn, downwind from the World Trade
Center site, were not detectable or not of concern. [Click
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9/12/01
Our hearts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the
rescue workers on site. We mourn you. We love you. We will not
forget. God Bless America!
9/11/01
Utica, KY - An ammonia leak forced authorities to shut down a
Western Kentucky highway, caused vehicle accidents and sent seven
people who inhaled the ammonia to a hospital in nearby Owensboro. [Click
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9/10/01
U.S. health officials said that a plastic softener (DEHP) used in
some medical bags and tubes could be harmful to people, but they
have not seen any evidence of ill effects. [Click
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9/7/01
The problem in Libby, Montana, is that the deadly residue was
everywhere, spread throughout the town before its dangers were
widely known. [Click
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9/6/01
A neighborhood in Bossier City, Louisiana has some of the highest
levels of chemical contamination, cancers and birth defects ever
documented in the U.S., according to National Institutes of Health (NIH)
scientists. [Click
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9/5/01
A worker sustained severe lacerations and chemical exposure after
falling from a forklift into a 2,000-gallon chemical mixing kettle.
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9/4/01
A transformer released 10,400 gallons of transformer oil in Fairfax
County, VA - cleanup under way. [Click
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9/3/01
Children at Risk - Widespread chemical exposure to the 75,000
synthetic chemicals developed and released into the environment
since World War II, threatens our most vulnerable population. [Click
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8/31/01
Kenosha, WI - A Kenosha County meatpacking plant - the same plant
where a worker was killed last week - was evacuated Wednesday night
after an ammonia leak, a sheriff's official said. [Click
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8/30/01
Maintenance workers were unknowingly exposed to extreme levels of
poisonous thallium, up to 27 times the level that is considered
permissible, while working on contract at a smelter. [Click
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8/29/01
OSHA cites Berlin, Conn., Door lock manufacturer for 57 alleged
workplace safety & health violations - $140,000 in Fines
Proposed against Corbin Russwin, Inc. [Click
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8/28/01
Construction crews at McClellan today plan to hoist a section of a
mammoth tent that will enclose an extraordinary excavation site at
the former Air Force base where a top-secret analytical laboratory
operated for 50 years. [Click
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8/27/01
A N.J. metals reclaiming firm's failure to protect its employees
from exposure to toxic metals has resulted in a proposed fine of
$102,000 by OSHA. [Click
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8/24/01
A California man received 5 months in prison for illegally
transporting hazardous waste consisting of crystallized picric acid,
tetrahydrofuran and sodium metal without a hazardous waste manifest.
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8/23/01
Two men were sentenced to two years imprisonment and $1 million in
fines afer they admitted intentionally releasing diesel fuel into a
storm sewer to receive payment to clean up the releases. [Click
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8/22/01
Federal authorities have charged a Paterson, NJ hazardous waste
removal company with improperly disposing of tons of soil,
contaminated with lead bullets from a Bergen County firing range,
next to a school. [Click
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8/21/01
HIGH POINT, NC -- A dairy was evacuated and 17 workers taken to the
hospital after toxic vapors from hydrofluoric acid used for cleaning
escaped into the air and spread throughout the plant. [Click
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8/20/01
Liquid radioactive waste accumulated during the half-century of the
Russian nuclear weapons program could drain into the Ural Mountains
region's rivers with disastrous environmental consequences. [Click
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8/17/01
J.T. Eaton & Co. of Twinsburg, Ohio and
two company executives were indicted for allegedly submitting
falsified pesticide test results to the Environmental Protection
Agency. [Click
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8/16/01
Worldwide 328,767 occupational accidents will occur today, and 575
people will die from work-related injuries and illnesses. (from
ILO Encyclopedia of OH&S, 4th edition) [Click
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8/14/01
Baltimore, Maryland, the site of a recent large-scale accidental
release, will be the co-host of the International HAZMAT Spills
Prevention Conference on December 10-13. [Click
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8/10/01
Chicago - A chemical spill from a tanker truck carrying
azodicarbonamide shut down the Dan Ryan Expy., the CTA Red Line, and
sent 17 firefighters to the hospital - 1500 people were evacuated
from the area. [Click
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8/8/01
OSHA sent letters to 14,000 sites notifying them that their injury
and illness rates exceed those of most workplaces and encouraging
them to take steps to reduce hazards and protect their workers. [Click
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8/6/01
MAGNOLIA, Texas (AP) - A train hauling chemicals derailed in a
heavily wooded area Sunday, causing some cars to leak the toxic
chemicals acetic anhydrid and No. 2 ethylhexyl acrylate. [Click
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8/2/01
Simpson Construction Company of Cleveland, TN, has been ordered to
pay $867,320.83 in fines for illegally burning hazardous solvent and
paint wastes in a pit at the company's facility. [Click
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8/1/01
Baltimore - Residents were allowed to return to their homes Tuesday
afternoon after a sodium borohydride chemical fire at a JAG
Industries warehouse forced their evacuation. [Click
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7/30/01
Martha Alls thought she'd never see the government pay for what it
did to her father - a former worker at a uranium plant whose bones
were found to contain 34,000 times the expected concentration of
uranium. [Click
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7/27/01
OSHA issues citations to the Granite City division of the National
Steel Corporation with penalties totaling $101,000 for alleged
violations of OSHA's recordkeeping, coke oven and benzene standards.
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7/26/01
OSHA cites contractor following a chemical fire which hospitalized
workers afer they cut pipes which formerly carried the flammable
chemicals toluene, cyclohexanone and methyl ethyl ketone. [Click
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7/25/01
OSHA has reached a settlement with Lawter International, a
subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Company, after a complaint from a
contract employee that he was exposed to releases of hazardous boron
trifluoride (BF3). [Click
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7/24/01
The now-closed defense depot is contaminated with arsenic, cadmium,
chromium, lead, mercury, trichloro-ethylene, carbon tetrachloride,
pesticides, dioxin, chlorodane, PCBs and chemical weapons residues.
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7/23/01
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced today a
national emphasis program aimed at reducing occupational exposure to
lead, one of the leading causes of workplace illnesses. [Click
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7/20/01
A Washington-area landlord will serve two years in prison and is
subject to a maximum $250,000 criminal fine for each of six felony
counts for failure to notify tenants of the presence and hazards of
lead-based paint. [Click
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7/19/01
BALTIMORE, July 19 — A freight train carrying hydrochloric acid
and other hazardous materials derailed in a downtown tunnel and
caught fire forcing officials to temporarily close all major roads
into the city. [Click
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7/18/01
DELAWARE CITY, Del. –– A fire and chemical spill at an oil
refinery injured five people, left one person missing and released a
cloud of toxic gas after a tank containing sulfuric acid spilled. [Click
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7/17/01
Dozens of people were treated and released from hospitals, one day
after they were exposed to the toxic gas arsine, when a valve was
blown off a chemical plant tank. [Click
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7/16/01
A rail car carrying 25,000 gallons of methyl mercaptan exploded,
killing three people, injuring nine and forcing more than 2,000
others to evacuate their homes in a Detroit suburb. [Click
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7/13/01
OSHA has cited Delphi Automotive Systems for violations with
penalties of $85,000 for failing to provide proper respiratory
protection and keep lead dust from accumulating within the plant. [Click
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7/10/01
The number of toxic or hazardous sites requiring federal attention
continues to grow, and Congress will have to spend $14 billion to
$16.4 billion over the coming decade just to keep pace with the
problem. [Click
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7/9/01
Washington - The government had strong evidence 15 years ago of
possible buried chemical weapons and dangerous ground contamination
in an upscale section of the District of Columbia. [Click
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7/6/01
One of the largest suppliers of drinking water on Long Island has
sued Exxon Mobil Corp. for $2 billion in punitive damages over an
MBTE gasoline additive spill at a now-closed Mobil station. [Click
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7/5/01
Amid calls for increased regulation, the EPA announced that it has
approved a plan calling for the pressure-treated wood industry to
better inform buyers that its product contains arsenic. [Click
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7/3/01
Clouds of red-orange fumes from a tanker truck that leaked 2,000
gallons of acid onto the Lake Forest oasis of the Illinois Tri-State
Tollway caused the evacuation of 48 homes and businesses up to a
half mile away. [Click
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7/2/01
The EPA announced today that 36 chemical manufacturers have
committed to providing information critical to evaluating the
potential health risks to children from 20 commonly used commercial
chemicals. [Click
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6/29/01
The Canada geese in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, are so full of PCBs that
if the city wants to get rid of the birds, it must treat them as
toxic waste. [Click
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6/28/01
OSHA has cited Bulkmatic Transport Company and proposed penalties
totaling $59,000 after an employee was was sprayed with the acid
while transferring sulfuric acid from a railroad car into a tanker
truck. [Click
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6/26/01
Crowds pack restaurants for lunch, art lovers browse trendy
galleries and workers roam red-brick warehouses unaware that Kansas
City's Freight House area has a contaminated neighbor in its midst.
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6/25/01
Approximately 600 to 700 workers at the General Motors Corp.
Technical Center were evacuated after a chemical spill. [Click
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6/22/01
Two New York men were sentenced to 28 months imprisonment for
illegally dumping wastes and discharging acids into sewer systems
while working for Tri-Electronics of Cheektowaga, N.Y. [Click
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6/21/01
11,000 die of rare blood cancer each year - about 40% of myeloma
patients probably got the disease from exposure to dioxins, which
are often found in agricultural chemicals. [Click
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6/20/01
Poison PCs - Obsolete computers contain more than 1.2 billion pounds
of lead. 70% of the heavy metals (including mercury and cadmium)
found in landfills comes from electronic equipment. [Click
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6/19/01
Prodded by concerns from residents and a government watchdog, a
federal agency is planning a wide-reaching study of the effects the
former Stauffer Chemical plant had on the environment. [Click
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6/18/01
Candles put more than romance in air, tiny droplets or particles of
soot and toxic chemicals emitted by the burning of the wick and wax
can exacerbate respiratory disease. [Click
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6/15/01
The Environmental Protection Agency is adding 10 new hazardous waste
sites to the National Priorities List (NPL), and is proposing 10 new
sites to be added. [Click
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6/14/01
Richard Cantaluppi parked behind borough hall Tuesday afternoon to
inspect a popping noise in his recycling truck and instantly dropped
to his knees, overcome by fumes. Something discarded included
hydrochloric acid. [Click
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6/13/01
As few as two hours after being inhaled, tiny, invisible air
pollutants can penetrate the lungs' natural defenses and may trigger
a heart attack, says a new report. [Click
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6/12/01
Two former Florida men who were sentenced on charges of illegally
importing Freon (CFC-12) will serve two years imprisonment and be
required to pay $500,000 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). [Click
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6/11/01
The American Hospital Association has terminated an agreement that
aimed to cut by half the amount of waste hospitals produce by the
end of the decade. [Click
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6/9/01
Faced with growing public concern about the arsenic in
pressure-treated lumber, manufacturers said they would do more to
tell people that the wood contains a powerful pesticide and should
be handled carefully. [Click
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6/8/01
Eating large amounts of PCB-laden fish from Lake Michigan impairs
the memory and learning of adults, a new study has found. [Click
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6/7/01
OSHA has cited cited Tarpon Springs, Fla.-based Damalos &
Sons, Inc., and proposed penalties totaling $79,500 for violations
relating to lead exposure found during an inspection of a bridge
re-painting project. [Click
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6/6/01
OSHA cited Empire Coke Co. and proposed penalties totaling $85,075
including $60,625 for failing to protect employees from overexposure
to benzene, following January inspections at the Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
plant. [Click
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6/4/01
OSHA has cited Valero Refining Co., in Corpus Christi, Texas with
nine alleged safety violations and proposed penalties totaling
$138,000, after two contract employees were exposed to hydrogen
sulfide (H2S). [Click
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6/1/01
OSHA has cited Berry Contracting LP (dba) Bay Ltd. in Corpus
Christi, Texas, with six alleged safety violations and proposed
penalties of $94,500 following an employee death from exposure to
Hydrogen Sulfide. [Click
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5/31/01
After pinpointing a naturally occurring cyanide in the deaths of
more than 500 foals in Kentucky's horse country, scientists are now
focused on proving their theory and preventing a future outbreak. [Click
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5/30/01
What Americans don’t know is that the U.S.'s 4,000 shooting ranges
are contaminated by high levels of lead that can cause poisoning not
only among the users of shooting ranges but also their families. [Click
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5/29/01
A garment manufacturer in American Samoa is facing a fine of $78,500
following an investigation of hazardous and squalid working
conditions, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
announced today. [Click
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5/28/01
Professionals in health and safety often need support in treating
patients of chemical spills - The Haz-Map Database of Hazardous
Chemicals and Occupational Diseases is now available on CD-ROM. [Click
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5/25/01
On the phone was an elderly Kentucky woman who was frantic.
Pesticides applied in her house by an exterminator were making her
sick. Frank Davido of EPA's Office of Pesticides Programs was
fielding her call. [Click
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5/24/01
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today finalized its plan to
delay until February a rule that would strengthen standards for
arsenic, a known carcinogen, in drinking water. [Click
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5/23/01
She dips the raw food she knows may be filled with toxins in soy
sauce and swallows cubes of whale blubber and caribou meat. The
bounty of the land that has nourished the Inuit against the cruelest
of climates. [Click
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5/22/01
A growing body of evidence suggests that chemical solvents in the
workplace can cause illnesses such as liver failure, neurological
damage and even cancer, but about 10 million Americans are still
exposed to them. [Click
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5/21/01
OSHA has cited Access TCA, Inc., a Whitinsville, Mass., manufacturer
of trade show exhibits, for alleged willful, repeat and serious
violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. [Click
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5/16/01
Decades of unsafe handling of the chemical solvents used to clean
locomotives is being blamed for causing brain damage to hundreds of
railroad workers in Kentucky. [Click
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5/15/01
OSHA has cited Federal Laboratories Corporation, of Alden, New York,
and proposed penalties of $146,000 against the firm alleged failures
to abate previously cited violations of OSHA standards. [Click
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5/14/01
The nation's underground storage tanks continue to leak gasoline and
other dangerous substances despite expensive federal efforts to stem
those leaks. [Click
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5/11/01
The National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
is developing AEGLs for 18 chemicals including phenol, acrylic acid,
toluene, furan, and carbon monoxide. [Click
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5/10/01
At least 550,000 tons of obsolete and unused pesticides threaten
people and the environment in developing countries, the U.N. Food
and Agriculture Organization said in a report. [Click
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5/09/01
Tennessee man admits illegally storing hazardous wastes - faces
maximum sentence of up to five years in prison and/or fine of up to
$250,000. [Click
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5/08/01
At least 25 people were treated Tuesday at several hospitals for
mild throat and lung irritations following a hazardous chemical
release earlier in the afternoon at a General Chemical Corp.
facility. [Click
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5/07/01
Danger always is lurking for the Army's toxic materials handlers,
who include Becky Webster, a 55-year-old grandmother in a rubber
smock with a gas mask strapped to her hips. [Click
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5/04/01
OSHA has issued citations to Future Foam Inc. in Middleton, Wis.,
with proposed penalties of $104,000 after workers were reportedly
exposed to methylene chloride and TDI (toluene-2,4-diisocyanate). [Click
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4/26/01
Women who are exposed to chemicals while working in research
laboratories are less likely to become pregnant than women who work
in other professions. [Click
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4/25/01
OSHA has cited Global Protein Foods, Inc., and proposed penalties of
$142,500 against the firm, alleging three willful, seven serious,
and one alleged other-than-serious violation of OSHA standards. [Click
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4/24/01
OSHA has cited The Amerifilm Corporation, Kearny, N.J., and proposed
penalties of $197,250 against the firm, alleging five willful, 14
serious, and six other-than-serious violations of OSHA standards. [Click
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4/23/01
In what may be one of the largest spills ever on the North Slope,
92,400 gallons of saltwater and crude oil leaked from a pipeline at
the Kuparuk oil field. [Click
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4/20/01
The United States will sign a global treaty calling for the
elimination of a dozen highly toxic chemicals such as DDT and other
pesticides. [Click
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4/19/01
More than 900 people are suing IMC Global Inc., claiming its
now-closed fertilizer plant contaminated the air, soil and water in
the Arkwright community south of Spartanburg, South Carolina. [Click
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4/18/01
Up to 15,000 people were being evacuated from their homes in
northern France on Friday because of fears that a stockpile of World
War I munitions could explode or leak toxic chemicals, including
mustard gas. [Click
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4/16/01
EPA said the amount of toxic releases in 1999, based on the newest
data available in its annual toxic inventory report, jumped 5
percent from the year before to 7.8 billion pounds. [Click
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4/13/01
OSHA has issued willful citations to the Laidlaw Transit Services
district office in Commerce City, Colo. The citations carry a total
of $123,000 in proposed penalties. [Click
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4/12/01
OSHA has cited Spiral Industry, Inc., a Birmingham manufactured home
builder, and fined the company $79,600 following investigation of a
fatal accident. [Click
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4/11/01
Manufacturers using an improved method of washing raw cotton will be
exempt from the OSHA cotton dust standard except for recordkeeping
and medical surveillance. [Click
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4/10/01
A chemical compound associated with Scotchgard®, the popular stain
and spill repellant made by the 3M Company, may be more widespread
in the environment than originally thought. [Click
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4/9/01
A federal trial opened Wednesday over claims the Monsanto Co.
poisoned an Alabama community with toxic chemicals for decades and
tried to cover up the problem. [Click
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4/6/01
Saying it can't handle the flood of asbestos lawsuits, W.R. Grace
& Co. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection -
taxpayers may get stuck with millions of dollars for cleaning up
sites contaminated by the company. [Click
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4/5/01
University of Texas School of Public Health study says levels of
dioxin in the food supply are 22 times the maximum exposure
suggested by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. [Click
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4/4/01
OSHA has cited a contractor on Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel
Project, and proposed penalties of $69,000 for instances of
employees being overexposed to crystalline silica. [Click
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4/2/01
RAY REYNOLDS is dying at age 43 from toxins that seeped into his
nerve cells from 16 years of working at a Texas chemical plant. Now
it has spread to his brain. [Click
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3/30/01
OSHA has cited Omega Wire, Inc., Williamstown, New York, and
proposed penalties of $78,000 against the firm for alleged repeat,
serious and other-than-serious violations of OSHA standards. [Click
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3/28/01
OSHA has cited Freeport Brick, Freeport, Pa., for alleged violations
of safety and health standards and proposed $180,300 in penalties. [Click
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3/26/01
When a chemical is designed to kill something, it just makes common
sense for people to consume as little of it as possible, regardless
of what is deemed acceptable by regulatory agencies. [Click
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3/23/01
Most Americans carry detectable amounts of plastics, pesticides and
heavy metals in their blood and urine, including substances that may
cause brain damage, reproductive problems, and cancer in animals. [Click
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3/22/01
Two explosions at the BP Amoco Polymers plant in south Augusta, GA
left three people dead. The workers were shutting down the Amodel
unit for repairs when two explosions occurred simultaneously. [Click
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3/21/01
The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it will
revoke a Clinton administration rule that would have sharply reduced
the acceptable level of arsenic in drinking water. [Click
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3/20/01
A federal judge has ruled that the Boeing and Cascade companies are
liable for industrial solvent pollution close to Portland's drinking
water wells. [Click
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3/19/01
A widely used wood preservative, which helps keep children's
playsets free from termites and protects picnic tables from rotting,
is a health hazard. [Click
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3/16/01
KIRKWOOD, NY - A 1991 chemical spill at a trucking business in the
Kirkwood Industrial Park has left hazardous waste in the ground that
is 3,000 to 6,000 times greater than state standards. [Click
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3/14/01
OSHA has cited Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, and
proposed penalties of $79,000 for two alleged repeat violations and
20 alleged serious violations of OSHA standards. [Click
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3/13/01
One of every thousand high-risk Americans could develop cancer from
the toxic chemical dioxin, according to a landmark study the
Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to make official. [Click
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3/12/01
OSHA has cited Mead Coated Board, Inc., and proposed penalties
totaling $72,650 after an accidental release of hazardous hydrogen
sulfide gas sent six employees to the hospital. [Click
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3/08/01
Kam Industries, Inc., and its former general manager, were both
charged with violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) and face a maximum
$1,500,000 fine and possible maximum sentence of 11 years
imprisonment. [Click
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3/07/01
A unanimous Supreme Court sent a whiff of grapeshot across the bow
of American industry when it upheld the government's right to set
air pollution standards without regard to the cost of compliance. [Click
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3/06/01
Of the Environmental Protection Agency's hit list of the nation's
most toxic chemicals, arsenic ranks first. Since ancient times, the
chemical has been regarded as a poison of choice. [Click
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3/05/01
Tennessee firm and officers plead guilty to illegally burning
hazardous solvent and paint wastes in a pit, face a maximum sentence
of three years imprisonment and $867,000 in fines. [Click
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3/02/01
Owners of a Kansas grain storage facility paid $685,000 in penalties
for safety and health violations as part of a final settlement
agreement approved by an administrative law judge, OSHA announced
today. [Click
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3/01/01
OSHA has cited AGC, Inc. of 140 Evansville Ave., Meriden, Conn., for
alleged serious and other violations of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act, and has proposed penalties totaling $92,050 for those
violations. [Click
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2/28/01
OSHA has cited Union Foundry Company, Anniston, Ala., and proposed
penalties totaling $181,200 for violations and exposures to silica
dust and chemicals following the investigation of a fatality at the
plant. [Click
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2/27/01
OSHA has cited Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods, Inc., in Austin,
Texas, with 34 alleged safety violations and proposed penalties
totaling $161,550. [Click
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2/26/01
Developers are offering upscale homes to prospective buyers with a
surprising catch: Don't plant any fruit trees here. And contractors
would be well-advised to wear haz-mat boots and coveralls. [Click
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2/23/01
Houston employer fails to protect workers from asbestos, having them
work at night in order to avoid detection, faces sentence of up to
seven years in prison and/or a fine of up to $250,000. [Click
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2/22/01
BEAVERTON, Ore. -- More than 13,000 workers from a former
View-Master plant here may have been exposed to the toxic chemical
TCE, or trichloroethylene. [Click
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2/21/01
An old chemical dump has been leaking mercury and other toxic
contaminants into groundwater and likely the Detroit River for more
than two years. [Click
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2/20/01
Magnesium Corporation of America, one of the nation's worst toxic
polluters, will soon switch on new equipment that promises to remove
the company's name from the nation's Top 10 toxic polluters list. [Click
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2/19/01
From the 'How Ironic Can It Get?' Department - Several asbestos
companies have joined together to file lawsuits against the tobacco
giants, seeking reimbursement for past claims by sick workers. [Click
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2/16/01
OSHA has cited Charles Beseler Co., Linden, New Jersey and proposed
penalties totaling $78,000 against the firm., alleging thirty-four
serious and five other-than-serious violations of OSHA standards. [Click
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2/15/01
The U.S. Department of Labor has cited Falcon Plastics, Washington,
Pa. for alleged violations of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act, proposing $161,000 in penalties. [Click
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2/14/01
OSHA has cited Alaco Sales, Inc., for 12 serious health violations
and proposed penalties totaling $27,000 for over-exposing employees
to high levels of methylene chloride at the company's Russellville
plant. [Click
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2/13/01
Chemical spurs chaos sending 21 people to the hospital, forcing the
closure of the county landfill, and sending the emergency room at
Oak Hill Hospital into disaster mode. [Click
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2/12/01
The recent spraying of toxic pesticides on crops near a Ventura
County school sickened some children and alarmed parents. It also
highlighted a growing conflict between schools and agriculture. [Click
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2/9/01
A pulp mill in North Florida's Taylor County is releasing 200 times
more deadly dioxin than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
considers safe, according to newly released government test results.
[Click
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2/8/01
Canadian and Latin American researchers collaborated in the study
that shows insecticides affect mental capacity. [Click
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2/7/01
A GE Plastics plant in Alabama leaked highly toxic phosgene gas. GE
uses phosgene in the manufacture of its Lexan plastic. [Click
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2/6/01
Emergency crews were still working this morning to clear a spill of
anhydrous ammonia in the northwest corner of Calgary, Canada, the
result of a three-car train derailment late Friday. [Click
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2/5/01
OSHA has cited General Chemical Corporation Delaware Valley Works
for alleged safety and health violations and proposed penalties
totaling $487,000 after six employees were exposed to Hydrogen
Fluoride. [Click
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2/2/01
Employer and worker awareness of carbon monoxide dangers
stressed-OSHA Cites two employers following carbon monoxide
overexsposures at Chelsea, MA., meat wholesaler. [Click
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2/1/01
Chemicals in checks, business forms linked to respiratory ills -
Thirty years ago, workers in various unrelated fields started
complaining to their employers of headaches and allergies. [Click
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1/31/01
OSHA has cited General Chemical Corp. for 39 alleged safety and
health violations carrying proposed penalties totaling $487,000. [Click
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1/30/01
Ricky Rushing of Technic Services Inc., was sentenced to 57 months
incarceration and ordered to pay a fine of $520,000 for illegally
removing and disposing of asbestos. [Click
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1/29/01
Airbag manufacturer will pay $17.6 million for illegally handling
sodium azide, a toxic and potentially volatile compound, used to
manufacture vehicle airbag restraint systems. [Click
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1/26/01
Executives and a gasoline blending company have been indicted for
changing data to made it appear as if 200-300 million gallons of
substandard gasoline met EPA standards for cleaner burning fuel. [Click
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1/25/01
OSHA cites Saw Pipes USA, Inc., a Texas pipe manufacturer for
recordkeeping violations; proposes penalties of more than $500,000.
[Click
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1/24/01
Two former IBM workers who alleged that exposure to toxic fumes from
computer chip manufacturing caused their son's birth defects have
settled their lawsuit, the first of more than 200 such scheduled
cases. [Click
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1/23/01
The accidental spill of about 220,000 gallons of benzene, toluene
and xylene spilled into a pond at the Nova Chemical plant near the
St. Clair River has renewed efforts to establish a water monitoring
system. [Click
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1/22/01
The Department of Justice filed suit against Magnesium Corporation
of America, charging that the mineral mining company is illegally
handling hazardous waste at its magnesium production plant. [Click
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1/19/01
The EPA today reduced public health risks from arsenic in the
nation's drinking water by establishing a new arsenic standard for
drinking water at 10 parts per billion (ppb), down from the current
50 ppb level. [Click
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1/18/01
In the last six months, 18 current and former city inmates - 13
women and five men - have sued over injuries purportedly caused by
exposure to leaked or dumped perchloroethylene. [Click
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1/17/01
Those clouds of manmade fog that dazzle audiences nightly at operas,
concerts and Broadway shows around the country may be doing more
than creating atmosphere... [Click
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1/16/01
River Valley's middle school and high school were built in 1962 on
78 acres where the military used to burn or bury tons of highly
toxic chemicals. [Click
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1/15/01
The U.S. EPA has expanded the information available to the public
about lead emissions by lowering the reporting threshold to 100
pounds or more annually for each facility emitting lead and lead
compounds. [Click
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1/12/01
Sipping industrial solvents may not be everyone's idea of a good
time, but apparently the practice is on the rise, as a
calorie-and-hangover-free-alcohol substitute gains favor at parties
around the country. [Click
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1/11/01
According to new research, pollutants that are less than one-fifth
the width of a strand of hair can deal death blows to residents of
big cities and obscure views for thousands of miles. [Click
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1/10/01
Contractors cited by OSHA for alleged safety and health violations
on brick repointing project at Suny Buffalo in Amherst; workers were
exposed to silica and other hazards – penalties total $176,620 [Click
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1/9/01
OSHA issues $174,000 penalty against van leer containers, inc., La
Porte, Texas; company agrees to correct violations and pay penalty.
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1/8/01
EPA will hold a public meeting in Orlando, Fla. on Jan.17 to gather
information and public comments on risks and mitigation for the
organophosphate pesticide fenthion. [Click
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1/5/01
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited
Southwestern Wire, Inc., of Norman, Okla. for alleged safety and
health violations and proposed penalties of $138,150. [Click
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1/4/01
Thirteen workers at at James J. Derba Inc., a wholesale food
company, fell ill to carbon monoxide poisoning after using a
forklift powered by propane gas in an enclosed refrigerated room. [Click
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1/3/01
As part of EPA's ongoing efforts to protect children from lead
poisoning, the Agency has announced tough, new standards to identify
dangerous levels of lead in paint, dust and soil. [Click
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1/2/01
A small methamphetamine lab can be set up in a home in a day with a
few thousand dollars of over-the-counter chemicals and glassware,
but the effects of the contamination in the house can be felt for
years afterward. [Click
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