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Consumer Report finds chemical levels that are ‘not OK’ in wide variety of packaged foods
Read full article: Consumer Report finds chemical levels that are ‘not OK’ in wide variety of packaged foodsTake a trip through the grocery store or stop at a fast-food restaurant. From packaged produce to meat, canned foods to fast food, you name it, it probably contains some form of a chemical used to make plastic.
Dozens file lawsuit against railroad company after another dangerous chemical found in groundwater in 5th Ward
Read full article: Dozens file lawsuit against railroad company after another dangerous chemical found in groundwater in 5th WardA town hall meeting is scheduled for Tuesday evening to discuss questions and lawsuits related to contamination concerns in Houston’s 5th Ward and Kashmere Gardens.
Leak at sulfuric acid plant in Baytown prompts air quality tests at nearby facilities
Read full article: Leak at sulfuric acid plant in Baytown prompts air quality tests at nearby facilitiesBAYTOWN, Texas – A leak Monday at a sulfuric acid plant in Baytown prompted other nearby facilities to conduct air monitoring, which officials said has come back normal. “No one was injured, nor did any H2S travel off site.”Baytown officials said that some facilities in the area began monitoring air quality as a precaution because of the leak. Jermy Eikenberry, a spokesman for the ExxonMobil facility in Baytown said that the plant was among those facilities and that all results showed normal air quality levels. Officials in Baytown echoed Eikenberry’s statement, saying that so far all air quality testing is satisfactory. According to the company website, EcoServices provides sulfuric acid to oil refineries.
This is what you should know about propylene
Read full article: This is what you should know about propyleneFriday morning’s explosion at a Houston machining and manufacturing company is burning propylene into the air. Authorities had initially stated that the chemical was polypropylene but later corrected themselves and said propylene is the chemical that was burning following the explosion. Propylene can be used as an alternative to propane for heating and cutting “due to its superior combustion performance,” according to Linde-gas.com. Chemical and plastic industries also rely on propylene as gas. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, propylene can also be used to manufacture a variety of resins, fibers and elastomers - synthetic polymers that have elastic properties.