Chemical Disasters

Read: Tabletop Exercise 6: Chemistry Teacher Drops Beaker Containing Mercury

Tabletop Exercise 6: Chemistry Teacher Drops Beaker Containing Mercury

Traces of mercury were found in school hallways and in the homes of students who were in the classroom at the time of the incident.

Read: How Technology Can Maximize Your Campus’ Limited EH&S Resources

How Technology Can Maximize Your Campus’ Limited EH&S Resources

College Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) departments without a modern technology platform have difficulty demonstrating their efficacy and workload, which contributes to funding challenges.

Read: More Than 1,200 Girls Possibly Poisoned at Iranian Schools

More Than 1,200 Girls Possibly Poisoned at Iranian Schools

The students described smelling weird odors before falling ill. Iranian officials now say the poisonings could be chemical or biological.

Read: Murray State Chemistry Lab Explosion Sends 3 to Hospital

Murray State Chemistry Lab Explosion Sends 3 to Hospital

A HAZMAT trailer was sent to the scene and HAZMAT technicians worked with professors to neutralize the chemical.

Read: Corps Find No Radioactive Waste at St. Louis-Area Elementary School

Corps Find No Radioactive Waste at St. Louis-Area Elementary School

Jana Elementary is in the floodplain of Coldwater Creek which was contaminated with nuclear waste from weapons production during WWII.

Read: Tabletop Exercise 2: Worsening Odor Leads to Student Asthma Attack

Tabletop Exercise 2: Worsening Odor Leads to Student Asthma Attack

An unpleasant smell triggers a student’s asthma and causes a teacher’s eyes to water and nose to burn. What would you do?

Read: 2 Chemistry Professors Suspected of Making Meth at Henderson State

2 Chemistry Professors Suspected of Making Meth at Henderson State

The alleged methamphetamine manufacturing scheme was discovered after police received a report of a chemical odor on the Arkansas campus.

Read: FLIR Enhances Griffin G510 Portable Chemical Detection System

FLIR Enhances Griffin G510 Portable Chemical Detection System

The G510 automatically analyzes and compares the sample for a match against one of its multiple built-in libraries, confirms and displays the results.

Read: Former NYC Student Awarded $59M for Being Burned in Chemistry Class

Former NYC Student Awarded $59M for Being Burned in Chemistry Class

The then high school student suffered third-degree burns to more than 30% of his body after a chemistry experiment went wrong in 2014.

Read: Ohio Middle School Closed Due to Radioactive Contamination

Ohio Middle School Closed Due to Radioactive Contamination

Zahn’s Corner Middle School is located near an inoperative nuclear power plant and traces of carcinogenic radioactive chemicals have been found in the air.

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