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Chemical Safety Headlines From Google Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:13:18 AM A service of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety Connecting Chemistry and Safety at http://www.dchas.org All article summaries and tags are archived at http://pinboard.in/u:dchas Table of Contents (24 articles) TULSA'S METH LABS MULTIPLY IN 2011, SHATTERING RECORD Tags: us_OK, public, follow-up, response, meth_lab DYERSBURG STATE GAZETTE: LOCAL NEWS: SHERIFF'S NARCOTICS OFFICERS ARREST SUSPECT WITH METH LAB IN COAT POCKET (01/10/12) Tags: us_TN, public, discovery, response, meth_lab CREWS WORK TO CLEAN LARGE FUEL SPILL IN SOUTHWEST DALLAS COUNTY Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, gasoline SMOKY TRUCK FIRE TIES UP TRAFFIC ALONG ROUTE 211 Tags: us_NY, transportation, fire, response, batteries ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER UP IN FLAMES AT CHEMICAL PLANT Tags: us_SC, industrial, fire, response RESIDENTS EVACUATE AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL Tags: Australia, public, release, injury, pesticides TRAIN CRASH RESPONDERS SICKENED, LIKELY FROM FOOD THEY WERE SERVED Tags: us_IN, transportation, follow-up, response FIRE REIGNITES AT ORICA PLANT Tags: Australia, industrial, fire, environmental, hydrogen FIRE GUTS CHEMICAL FACTORY Tags: Malaysia, industrial, explosion, response, unknown_chemical EXPERTS: LAFAYETTE BOMB "EASY TO MAKE," LINKS TO SUSPECT LIKELY Tags: us_CO, public, explosion, injury, bomb AMMONIA LEAK LEADS TO EVACUATIONS IN DADE CITY Tags: us_FL, industrial, release, response, ammonia FIRE ERUPTS IN AVISTA STORAGE TRAILER Tags: us_WA, industrial, explosion, response, flammables TWO INVERNESS BROTHERS ARRESTED IN METH LAB BUST Tags: us_FL, public, fire, response, meth_lab CDC EXPERTS CALL FOR BETTER LAB ACCIDENT TRACKING SYSTEM Tags: laboratory, follow-up, response WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO IMPROVE LABORATORY SAFETY? Tags: us_CA, laboratory, follow-up, death WAREHOUSE WITH HAZARDOUS ACID BURNS Tags: us_TX, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical AMMONIA LEAK AT REDDITCH FIRM Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, response, ammonia FUEL SPILL AT MOBIL STATION PROMPTS DEP INVOLVEMENT Tags: us_MA, public, release, response, gasoline "HIGHLY DANGEROUS" CHEMICAL LEAKED IN SORRENTO VALLEY LAB Tags: us_CA, laboratory, release, response, hydrofluoric_acid HAZMAT SITUATION ALONG I-76 IN BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIP Tags: us_OH, transportation, release, response, other_chemical TWENTY ONE PEOPLE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, injury, other_chemical UPDATE 1-CHESAPEAKE UNIT DRILLING RIG CATCHES FIRE IN OKLA Tags: us_OK, industrial, fire, response, natural_gas FAULKTON: ONE MAN INJURED IN GRAIN ELEVATOR BLAST Tags: us_SD, industrial, explosion, injury, dust ACID LEAK PROMPTS WATER WARNING FROM KDHE Tags: us_KS, transportation, release, environmental, sulfuric_acid --------------------------------------------- TULSA'S METH LABS MULTIPLY IN 2011, SHATTERING RECORD http://www.tulsaworld.com/specialprojects/news/crimewatch/article.aspx?subjectid=450&articleid 120108_11_A1_CUTLIN999887 Tags: us_OK, public, follow-up, response, meth_lab Nearly half of the 843 meth labs reported to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in 2011 were found within the Tulsa city limits, officials said. The number of discarded or active labs located by law enforcement set records for the city and the state. Despite recent expansions of the state's tracking system for pseudoephedrine and law enforcement's efforts to curb the epidemic, more tools are needed, said OBNDD spokesman Mark Woodward. Tulsa police worked 429 meth labs in 2011, said Tulsa Police Officer Jason Willingham. The total shattered the previous year's record of 323 with an increase of more than 30 percent. --------------------------------------------- DYERSBURG STATE GAZETTE: LOCAL NEWS: SHERIFF'S NARCOTICS OFFICERS ARREST SUSPECT WITH METH LAB IN COAT POCKET (01/10/12) http://www.stategazette.com/story/1802788.html Tags: us_TN, public, discovery, response, meth_lab Dyer County Sheriff's narcotics officers arrested a suspect in Evansville on Friday evening who was allegedly carrying a working meth lab inside his coat. The narcotics officers received an anonymous tip that Gourley was cooking meth and went to patrol the area around 5 p.m. Upon their arrival, they observed Gourley walking next to the railroad tracks and approached him for questioning. Gourley reportedly began acting nervous and started shaking as the officers questioned him. Growing suspicious, the officers asked Gourley if they could search his person and he gave them consent. Officers then discovered an active meth lab on the inside of his coat pocket. The lab was in the form of a plastic bottle with a chemical reaction taking place inside it. To prevent a possible explosion of the bottle, Jackson placed it on the ground and loosened the top to relieve the pressure and allowed the reaction to continue. The residents were asked to go back inside their homes while the Meth Task Force was called to remove the hazardous chemicals. Other deputies arrived and searched a wooded area southwest of B Street where they found an old tire with items used in the production of meth. Those items were photographed and confiscated as evidence. --------------------------------------------- CREWS WORK TO CLEAN LARGE FUEL SPILL IN SOUTHWEST DALLAS COUNTY http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-crews-work-to-clean-large-fuel-spill-in-southwest-dallas-county-20120110,0,5941300.story Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, gasoline Crews in Cockrell Hill worked to clean a fuel spill Tuesday morning. The city‚s fire department and Dallas Fire-Rescue's HazMat Response Team responded to the Texaco gas station in the 4200 block of W. Jefferson Boulevard just before 3 a.m., and found gas running down the street. It‚s believed one of the underground tanks overflowed. Crews were able to shut the pumps off, but a large amount of fuel had already spilled. --------------------------------------------- SMOKY TRUCK FIRE TIES UP TRAFFIC ALONG ROUTE 211 http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120111/NEWS/201110342/-1/SITEMAP Tags: us_NY, transportation, fire, response, batteries A truck filled with about 1,000 old equipment batteries caught fire in the Town of Wallkill on Tuesday, completely blocking off a section of Route 211 for six hours with foul-smelling black smoke. The truck was headed for Revere Smelting and Refining Corp. on Ballard Road at around 10:15 a.m. when the driver noticed the trailer was on fire and pulled onto 84 Lane, the road leading to the Gander Mountain and Middletown Honda businesses. After the driver reported the chemical fire, multiple fire and emergency responder companies responded, spraying foam and mist onto the truck, then water to douse the rest of the flames, according to town Supervisor Dan Depew. The fire itself took about 20 minutes to put out, but forced Route 211 traffic to turn around for much of the day. Emergency responders surrounded the truck with retention pools in order to help contain hazardous chemicals. --------------------------------------------- ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER UP IN FLAMES AT CHEMICAL PLANT http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/11/2109734/electrical-transformer-up-in-flames.html Tags: us_SC, industrial, fire, response A Richland County chemical plant suffered a setback early this morning when a massive transformer caught fire, sending flames shooting into the sky. Finnchem USA Inc., a chlorine manufacturer, has a large transformer behind its plant at 200 Wateree Station Road near Eastover that contains 2,200 gallons of oil, Columbia-Richland Fire Department spokesman Brick Lewis said. Firefighters responding to a structure fire call before 2 a.m. found it was not the plant but the transformer that was aflame, the oil burning. It took two hours to get the fire under control with a combination of foam and water. Twenty-three units responded to the call and more than 40 firefighting personnel were on the scene, a precautionary measure in case the fire spread. --------------------------------------------- RESIDENTS EVACUATE AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/story/2012/01/11/homes-be-evacuated-after-chemical-spill/ Tags: Australia, public, release, injury, pesticides RESIDENTS at six homes in Bowraville evacuated this afternoon after a chemical spill at the town's Norco Co-op. NSW Fire and Rescue crews established a command post near the building in Carbin St around 2.30pm, as firefighters worked to contain the spill. Firefighters on scene confirmed no staff were injured although two people were decontaminated. Initial reports to police indicated a bottle of the chemical exploded on the floor of the store after it was dropped. Police from Macksville and Bowraville were tasked to help residents evacuate from six nearby homes. The chemical was a toxic pesticide, which is harmful to humans. The emergency response to the situation has since been downscaled --------------------------------------------- TRAIN CRASH RESPONDERS SICKENED, LIKELY FROM FOOD THEY WERE SERVED http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/porter/9933828-418/train-crash-responders-sickened-likely-from-food-they-were-served.html Tags: us_IN, transportation, follow-up, response VALPARAISO ˜ Numerous first-responders to Friday‚s three-train crash became violently ill over the weekend, and possibly from an unexpected source: the food. Chemicals spilled from the freight trains, including ethanol and diesel fuel, the latter which fed fires sending up enough smoke for emergency personnel to evacuate an area one mile to the north and east of the crash site, northeast of Valparaiso near County Roads 600N and 500E. Porter County Health Department director of nursing Connie Rudd confirmed the department is investigating complaints of fire and police responders getting sick. „It does not appear to be anything that came from the train,‰ she said. Sgt. Larry Laflower, spokesman for the Porter County Sheriff‚s Department at the crash site and who also was one of the people who got sick, said he knew of many police officers and firefighters who had the same gastronomical symptoms through Monday. He believes the common denominator was a meal the Red Cross served. --------------------------------------------- FIRE REIGNITES AT ORICA PLANT http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-11/fire-reignites-at-orica-plant/3767334/?site=newcastle Tags: Australia, industrial, fire, environmental, hydrogen Chemical giant Orica says static electricity is the most likely cause of another fire from a stack at its Newcastle plant overnight. Hydrogen gas is being vented from a stack at the plant as part of its start-up procedure, with the gas igniting for the second time in three days. Lighting caused a fire from the stack on Sunday night. Orica site manager Sean Winstone says there is no risk to the community or the environment. He says the fire is now out, but there is an ongoing chance that the gas could ignite as the start-up process continues. Just before 9:30pm (AEDT) residents were sent a text message from Orica saying gas discharge from the stack had reignited but the plant and community were safe. Despite Orica's assurances, residents have told the ABC they still have concerns about the problem plague plant. --------------------------------------------- FIRE GUTS CHEMICAL FACTORY http://www.nst.com.my/streets/johor/fire-guts-chemical-factory-1.30552 Tags: Malaysia, industrial, explosion, response, unknown_chemical SEGAMAT: Security guards at a chemical factory in Jalan Labis here were jolted by six explosions, which was followed by a fire that razed the factory on Monday. Firemen took 30 minutes to douse the flames. Pic by Ahmad Ismail At the time of the 1.45am incident, Nordin Ali, 62, and his colleague Ahmad Fuad Ali, 52, said they were patrolling the compound when the factory caught fire. Nordin said he immediately alerted his supervisor, who managed to drive out a car and three lorries before the buildings were consumed by the flames. "After we got the vehicles out, the fire got bigger and it spread to the second floor of the factory," said Nordin. Bandar Baru IOI fire and rescue department's Mohd Haizat Mamat said three fire engines rushed to the scene and the fire was put out in 30 minutes. --------------------------------------------- EXPERTS: LAFAYETTE BOMB "EASY TO MAKE," LINKS TO SUSPECT LIKELY http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-experts-lafayette-bomb-easy-to-make-links-to-suspect-likely-20120110,0,7094595.story Tags: us_CO, public, explosion, injury, bomb LAFAYETTE, Colo. -- A Lafayette woman is still in the hospital recovering from severe injuries after an explosive device detonated in her car on Saturday. ... While police are not releasing much information about the investigation, explosive experts are weighing in on the danger of homemade explosives. "Unfortunately, there are countless ways to make a bomb like this using any household chemical," said Dr. April Hill, with Metropolitan State College of Denver. Dr. Hill specializes in chemical improvised explosive devices, and believes whatever injured Allyson Stone and her husband Chris was a chemical explosion. According to Dr. Hill, whoever placed the explosive device inside a paper bag that exploded the Stone's car could have made it from any number of instructions available online. "If you mix the right chemicals in, say, a pop bottle, then the pressure builds," Dr. Hill says. "You're building up heat and gases, so then when the bottle explodes you have hot gases and hot liquids being spewed throughout. That's probably what caused the burns." ATF Agent Brad Beyersdorf says the device is fairly rare. "It is something that AFT does investigate on occasion," Beyersdorf says, "but just there's not been a time in the recent past that I could say that has occurred in the Denver area." --------------------------------------------- AMMONIA LEAK LEADS TO EVACUATIONS IN DADE CITY http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/nature_coast/ammonia-leak-leads-to-evacuations-in-dade-city-010912 Tags: us_FL, industrial, release, response, ammonia DADE CITY - Pasco fire and rescue crews are trying to cleanup an ammonia leak in Dade City. Authorities tell us a half mile radius has been evacuated after a valve broke on a tank, spilling anhydrous ammonia near the Dade City Industrial Park just north of the downtown area. As of now, the downtown area has not been evacuated. Investigators tell us they‚re trying to bleed off about 200 pounds out of a 500-pound tank. CSX trains have also been rerouted from the area. --------------------------------------------- FIRE ERUPTS IN AVISTA STORAGE TRAILER http://www.khq.com/story/16482971/fire-erupts-in-avista-storage-trailer Tags: us_WA, industrial, explosion, response, flammables SPOKANE, Wash. - Fire and explosions broke out in a storage trailer at Avista utility's equipment yards Monday afternoon on East Mission Avenue. The fire causes plumes of black smoke so large that Spokane fire crews could see them from the South Hill. Spokane firefighters received the first call about a fire at Avista's headquarters around noon when a construction storage trailer, with a hydraulic lift, was engulfed in flames. Inside the trailer, fire crews said there was PVC piping, construction materials, and several flammable liquids which sparked several explosions. Several Avista employees tried to put out the fire with fire extinguishers but firefighters said the blaze grew too large, too fast, especially with the flammable liquids inside the trailer. No one was hurt. --------------------------------------------- TWO INVERNESS BROTHERS ARRESTED IN METH LAB BUST http://www.citrusdaily.com/two-inverness-brothers-arrested-meth-lab-bust/2012/01/09/93579.html Tags: us_FL, public, fire, response, meth_lab Two Inverness brothers arrested in meth lab bust A pair of Inverness brothers on Sunday were arrested by Citrus County deputies for allegedly operating a meth lab inside their grandmother's home. Arrested on Sunday were John Dylan Gromling, 19, and James Gromling, 24, both of whom list 121 N. West Ave., Inverness, as their address. According to their arrest reports, the CCSO was dispatched to the suspects' grandmother's home after it was reported that a trash can in the home and another in a travel trailer in the back yard were on fire. --------------------------------------------- CDC EXPERTS CALL FOR BETTER LAB ACCIDENT TRACKING SYSTEM http://bioprepwatch.com/news/309103-cdc-experts-call-for-better-lab-accident-tracking-system Tags: laboratory, follow-up, response A panel of disease experts released safety guidelines for workers in medical diagnostic laboratories on Thursday, warning that the nation needs a better system for tracking lab accidents. According to the lengthy report, written by a panel of experts convened by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aside from requirements in the CDC's Select Agent Program, there is no national system for reporting medical laboratory exposures and the infections that result, CIDRAP News reports. "(There should be a) voluntary, non-punitive surveillance and reporting system with the potential for anonymity to be implemented in the United States," the panel said, according to CIDRAP News. --------------------------------------------- WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO IMPROVE LABORATORY SAFETY? http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2012/January/academic-lab-safety-Sheri-Sangji-death.asp Tags: us_CA, laboratory, follow-up, death series of high-profile incidents at US universities, including the death of Sheharbano (Sheri) Sangji at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2008, has prompted close examination of attitudes towards safety in academic chemistry laboratories. The death of Sheri Sangji at UCLA and subsequent criminal charges are helping to focus minds on safety in academic labs © Naveen Sangji With criminal charges being brought against both the university and Patrick Harran, Sangji's supervisor, there is hope in the chemistry community that these events will drive a cultural shift towards greater responsibility for lab safety, both across the US and throughout the academic world. For its own part, UCLA has overhauled its safety practices and has established a center for laboratory safety to develop and disseminate safety training programmes and best practice. In a statement, the university described the criminal charges as 'baffling', given its cooperation with the authorities and the outcome of various investigations into the incident. --------------------------------------------- WAREHOUSE WITH HAZARDOUS ACID BURNS http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Warehouse-with-hazardous-acid-burns-2450210.php Tags: us_TX, industrial, fire, response, unknown_chemical Firefighters battled a blaze at a southeast Houston warehouse that contained a vat of acid and other possible hazardous material early Monday morning. The fire broke out at the warehouse at 5898 Heiser near Dixie about 4 a.m., according to the Houston Fire Department. Firefighters extinguished the flames but were still putting out hot spots about two hours later. No injuries were reported. --------------------------------------------- AMMONIA LEAK AT REDDITCH FIRM http://www.redditchstandard.co.uk/2012/01/09/news-Ammonia-leak-at-Redditch-firm-27039.html Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, response, ammonia STAFF at a distribution centre in Redditch raised the alarm after a hazardous substance began leaking form a tank. Workers at Langdons on Park Farm Industrial Estate on Studley Road noticed a strong smell of ammonia about 1.30am on Saturday (January 7) and alerted fire crews. Firefighters wearing specialist chemical protective clothing went into the building to investigate and found the chemical leaking from a 1,000 litre tank in a plant room. Using hose reels and a covering jet, they isolated the leak and ventilated the plant room affected. Station commander Dave Holland, HWFRS‚s Hazmat (hazardous materials) officer, said: „Duty staff had noticed a strong smell of ammonia from the plant room and so had safely evacuated the premises as our crews arrived. --------------------------------------------- FUEL SPILL AT MOBIL STATION PROMPTS DEP INVOLVEMENT http://westwood.patch.com/articles/fuel-spill-at-mobil-station-prompts-dep-involvement Tags: us_MA, public, release, response, gasoline Residents in Westwood and elsewhere may have been excited to ring in 2012 the night before New Year's Eve, but that night also marked the beginning of a Hazmat situation on High Street. While filling up the fuel pumps at Westwood Mobil, a significant quantity of gas was spilled during the operation on Dec. 30, Westwood Fire Chief William Scoble said Monday. But it was days later, on Monday, Jan. 2, when Westwood safety officials responded to the area. The response time was not due to a delay on the part of public safety, but rather because nothing suspicious had been reported until that following Monday. It was around 4 p.m. that day when tenants at the Coldwell Banker building, which lies adjacent to Westwood Mobil, reported an odor of gas in the building. The Westwood Fire Department responded to the area and found that gas odors were beyond a normal and safe level inside, and as such evacuated the the employees and tenants of the building. Upon further investigation, the fumes had been the result of the spilled fuel, which had, by then, seeped into the soil in and around the property near the two buildings, as well as an adjacent residence on Gay Street. "Upon questioning, the company admitted to a small spill," Scoble said. But the company, he added, reported a spill of less than 10 gallons. After investigating further, officials discovered more than 10 gallons had been spilled. --------------------------------------------- "HIGHLY DANGEROUS" CHEMICAL LEAKED IN SORRENTO VALLEY LAB http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/sorrento-valley-hazmat-san-diego-torrey-pines-136958843.html Tags: us_CA, laboratory, release, response, hydrofluoric_acid Three people may have been exposed to a dangerous chemical at a Sorrento Valley research facility. Scripps Research Institute employees were working with hydrogen fluoride when something broke releasing the chemical into the lab. San Diego firefighters were called to the building at 3215 Merryfield Way just west of Interstate 5 around 10:20 a.m. Monday. The second floor was evacuated as San Diego Hazmat worked with Scripps employees to assess the chemical spill. Officials are unsure if the chemical was a gas or a liquid when it was released. --------------------------------------------- HAZMAT SITUATION ALONG I-76 IN BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIP http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_portage/hazmat-situation-in-brimfield-twp Tags: us_OH, transportation, release, response, other_chemical BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio - A crash that resulted in a Hazmat situation in Portage County had a portion of I-76 shut down for about nine hours. The incident happened just after 11 p.m. Monday night in the westbound lanes of I-76 near State Route 43 in Brimfield Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the driver of the tanker drove off the road, causing the truck to overturn in a ditch. The truck, which was carrying about 36,400 gallons of diisobutylene, leaked a small amount of liquid and prompted hazmat teams to respond to the scene, the patrol said. --------------------------------------------- TWENTY ONE PEOPLE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CHEMICAL SPILL http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-central/293058-twenty-one-people-taken-to-hospital-after-factory-chemical-spill/ Tags: United_Kingdom, industrial, release, injury, other_chemical Twenty one people have been taken to hospital after a chemical spill at a warehouse. The incident occurred at Palletways in Livingston, West Lothian, at around 8.15am on Tuesday. ... It I believed the casualties are complaining of breathlessness and similar problems since the spillage, although no one was seriously injured. Part of MacIntosh Road has been cordoned off as the fire services begins to scale down its presence at the scene, after six appliances were sent out to deal with it. The spillage inside the premises has been deemed safe by the fire service, while the one outside the building has been cordoned off. The chemical involved was understood to be denatonium benzoate, which is included in products such as shampoos and liquid soaps. --------------------------------------------- UPDATE 1-CHESAPEAKE UNIT DRILLING RIG CATCHES FIRE IN OKLA http://www.xe.com/news/2012-01-06 14:36:00.0/2385977.htm Tags: us_OK, industrial, fire, response, natural_gas NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A drilling rig in Sweetwater, Oklahoma, owned by Chesapeake Energy subsidiary Nomac Drilling, caught fire late Thursday after unexpectedly hitting a pocket of natural gas, Chesapeake said on Friday. No injuries were reported, though one local official said that the blaze could continue until Monday. 'Unexpected high pressure natural gas was encountered at only 910 feet (277 metres) below the surface in a well that was to have been drilled vertically more than 12,000 feet, then horizontally,' Chesapeake said in a statement. There was no threat to the environment or the public, said Chesapeake, one of the largest natural gas drillers in the United States. --------------------------------------------- FAULKTON: ONE MAN INJURED IN GRAIN ELEVATOR BLAST http://www.aberdeennews.com/news/aan-1a.01-07-12.p1a-nn.faulkblast-20120107,0,4994346.story Tags: us_SD, industrial, explosion, injury, dust One man was taken to the hospital with burns on Friday afternoon after a grain elevator explosion in Faulkton. Faulk County Emergency Manager William McKeon said the explosion occurred at about 1:30 p.m. at North Central Farmers Elevator. "It was a flash fire or dust fire, we're not sure," McKeon said late Friday evening. One employee suffered burns, McKeon said. The employee was taken by helicopter to a hospital, but McKeon did not know where. --------------------------------------------- ACID LEAK PROMPTS WATER WARNING FROM KDHE http://cjonline.com/news/2012-01-09/acid-leak-prompts-water-warning-kdhe#.Tww01ZhSbqg Tags: us_KS, transportation, release, environmental, sulfuric_acid Kansas Department of Health and Environment is urging Kansans to avoid Lime Creek in Herington because of contamination. Officials discovered Sunday night that sulfuric acid was leaking from a rail yard. The specific area is from US-56 highway north to Avenue 1000. Officials estimate that almost 11,000 gallons of sulfuric acid have spilled into Lime Creek. Residents, their livestock and their pets should avoid that body of water for recreational or drinking purposes. In addition, KDHE and the Dickinson County Emergency Management agency have alerted property owners downstream who use the area for cattle watering. --------------------------------------------- Ralph Stuart secretary**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org Secretary Division of Chemical Health and Safety American Chemical Society
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