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Subject: Re: safety and nomenclature
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 09:03:45 -0400
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Subject: safety and nomenclature
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 09:36:46 EDT
Author: "Michael D. Cimis"


Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 09:28:09 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis C Hendershot <DHendershot**At_Symbol_Here**ROHMHAAS.COM>
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From: Dennis C Hendershot <DHendershot**At_Symbol_Here**ROHMHAAS.COM>
Subject: Re: safety and nomenclature


This can happen on a large scale as well. A 1999 explosion in an
agricultural chemical plant in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Germany, was reported
to be caused by adding potassium hydroxide to a process instead of
potassium carbonate. Initial reports stated 91 people were injured and
damage was estimated to be hundreds of millions of Deutsche marks.

References:

"Explosion Rocks Bayer's Wuppertal Plant." Chemical Week. (June 16, 1999),
8.
"Bayer Says Chemicals Mix-Up Caused Blast." Chemical Week. (June 23,
1999), 8.

Dennis Hendershot
Rohm and Haas Company
Engineering Division
PO Box 584
Bristol, PA 19007
DHendershot**At_Symbol_Here**rohmhaas.com

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