Hydrochloric acid (37%) was obtained from Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany). Benzaldehyde (+99%, chlorine free) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (Milan, Italy). Tetrahydrofuran (THF) (Merck, Darmstadt, ...

The company that operated a Georgia chlorine plant with a history of explosions and chemical fires that created toxic clouds has decided not to rebuild its Conyers manufacturing plant.

“Everyday when he goes to work, I just pray to God.” Melinda Bedrich tells me her husband, Russell, is still hospitalized after this morning’s chlorine release at the Freeport area Olin plant. He’s ...

City officials have isolated the affected well and started chlorination procedures. They said these bacteria can cause illness, particularly in vulnerable populations. The drinking water in the ...

Why has there been such a flap about chlorinated chicken? In American abattoirs, it is standard practice designed to reduce levels of bacteria like salmonella and campylobacter - the leading ...

Through the fall of 2018, toxic and corrosive gaseous chlorine was used to disinfect around 21.4 million gallons per day of treated wastewater, until the city-parish spent $1 million to switch to ...

According to a 10:41 a.m. update from the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, the shelter-in-place order was lifted and the leak had been contained.

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- An employee was sent to the hospital after a chlorine leak at a water treatment facility in Allouez. Firefighters and the Hazardous Materials Response Team (HAZMAT) responded ...

FREEPORT, Texas (AP) — A chlorine leak at a Texas chemical plant on Tuesday prompted officials to ask residents in two Texas cities near the facility to shelter in place. Chlorine gas was ...

An order was lifted on Saturday to confine around 160,000 people in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region after a fire at an industrial estate caused a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area ...