Chemical Spill

30-Ton Shipment of Explosive Chemical Disappears, Investigations Launched

30-Ton Shipment of Explosive Chemical Disappears, Investigations Launched

A huge shipment of a dangerous explosive chemical has disappeared while being transported by rail between Wyoming and California, according to reports. The disappearance of the 30-ton shipment of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used as both fertilizer and as a component in explosives, has triggered four separate investigations. A railcar…
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Anthrax and Ebola Spilled into Public Waterways from Military Lab

Anthrax and Ebola Spilled into Public Waterways from Military Lab

Unsterilized laboratory wastewater from a top U.S. military lab spilled into public waterways, according to reports. The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, spewed the water out the top of a rusty 50,000-gallon outdoor holding tank. The pressure catapulted the water over the short…
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