Several situations, including when takeaway capacity is limited at remote oil-well sites, result in methane flaring. To avoid ...

The United States government sanctioned General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan’s de facto head of state, in January 2025, alleging that the SAF had used ...

On hot summer days, few things are more refreshing than a dip in the pool. But have you ever wondered if the pool is as clean as that crystal blue water appears? As an immunologist and infectious ...

When thousands of pounds of toxic, greenish-yellow gas poured from Olin Corporation’s Freeport facility on May 20, nearby residents said they had no warning about the largest industrial leak of ...

Chlorine Exposure: Is It a Danger for Swimmers? Swimmers are known for many things: tan lines, long practice hours, broad shoulders and the unmistakable scent of chlorine. Growing up, people who I’d ...

A quick and simple fluorescent test can detect trace quantities of benzene in both liquid and vapor form. The new test uses paper strips impregnated with a supramolecular host-guest assembly system ...

A new report by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality show that 10,000 pounds of chlorine was released during Tuesday’s incident at at an industrial plant in Freeport. The Air Emission Event ...

LAKE JACKSON, Texas — Many who work at the sprawling chemical and industrial plants across the Houston region realize the risks and prepare for potential emergencies as best they can. "And make sure ...

Residents in Lake Jackson, Texas, were warned to remain indoors with windows closed and air conditioning off on Tuesday morning following a chlorine leak from a nearby chemical facility. Lake Jackson ...

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 released around 9 a.m. from a plant ...

Pictured is an industrial facility along the Brazos River in Freeport, Texas. A chlorine gas release from an industrial facility south of Houston on Tuesday morning resulted in a shelter-in-place ...

There's chlorine in your drinking water, America. Or maybe there's a different chlorine compound called chloramine. This isn't meant to alarm you, though of course it's alarming to many. An entire ...