The time is now for hazmat teams to develop and/or expand their working relationship with their local bomb squad. Why? In the past year, there have been several cases in which first responders and ...

Peroxide-forming chemicals are a class of compounds that have the ability to form shock-sensitive explosive peroxide crystals. Many of the organic solvents commonly used in Connecticut College’s ...

Highly reactive chemicals include those that have the potential to vigorously polymerize, undergo a vigorous condensation or oxidation-reduction reaction, or become self-reactive due to shock, ...

One week after the first of nine trailers containing organic peroxides caught fire at an Arkema facility in Crosby, Texas, seven first responders have filed a lawsuit against the chemical company. The ...

Thank you for your outreach to Mr. Ton Buchner dated October 15, 2015, inquiring about the manner in which hazardous materials are stored, handled and processed, especially in regards to Cumene ...

Early Thursday, while Texas wrestled with Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath, a powerful reaction belched fire and black smoke from a chemical factory in Crosby, Texas, 30 miles northeast of Houston. The ...