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Spills Chill Regulators
The Plain Dealer reports that of the 5,589 toxic chemical spills that occurred in Ohio in 1990, 121 threatened lives and property. The chemical accidents occurred when trucks hauling toxic chemicals wrecked on highways, above ground chemical tanks exploded, warehouses and plants caught fire, and workers made critical mistakes. The analysis also found that most companies involved did not report the accidents to the county emergency response team or the state Environmental Protection Agency. Residents living near plants did a better job reporting chemical emergencies than most companies at fault.
Tags: CAR CAJ EPA; Pollution; hauling hazardous waste; transportation; storage; accidental spills
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Radioactive Contamination of Idaho's Snake River Aquifer
Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune found federal agencies had been dumping large volumes of low-level radioactive liquid waste into the Snake River Aquifer, Idaho's main water table; a subsequent probe exposed major accidental spills
Tags: Snake River Aquifer; Idaho; radioactive waste; toxic; accidental; spills