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Archive for April 26, 2007

Sulfur dioxide spill closes I-26

Tricity TN/VA [USA]

A 150-pound cylinder of sulfur dioxide fell off of a DPC Enterprises tractor-trailer just after 9 a.m. Wednesday, closing traffic on Interstate 26 for more than six hours.

The spill originally happened near the Eastern Star Exit, southbound on I-26, as the truck was heading to a water treatment plant in Johnson City.

Kingsport Police quickly closed the east- and westbound lanes of I-26 and the Kingsport Fire Department was called in to take charge of the chemical spill cleanup.

Four people breathed in the sulfur dioxide fumes including a firefighter. All four people were treated at local hospitals and released….(Full Story — off-site)

Acid Manufacturer Will Spend $50 Million to Reduce Air Pollution

NewsBlaze

Acid manufacturer Rhodia Inc. will pay a $2 million penalty and spend approximately $50 million on air pollution controls at eight production plants in four states across the country, to resolve allegations that the company violated the Clean Air Act. The pollution controls are expected to reduce harmful emissions from its production plants in Texas, Louisiana, California and Indiana by 19,000 tons per year….(Full Story — off-site)

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