Source: http://articles.philly.com, July 19,2007 By: Tom Avril A Montgomery County plant spewed 2,400 pounds of toxic TCE last week, according to a revised report. A Montgomery County manufacturer allowed the escape of more than 2,400 pounds of toxic gas into the air over a 2 1/2-hour period – more than 60 times the allowed amount, […]

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 23,2006 By: Sandy Bauers, Inquirer Staff Writer It took Merck & Co. Inc. a week to discover and report a cyanide-related discharge that killed at least 1,000 fish in the Wissahickon Creek and prompted closure of Philadelphia’s water-intake valves. The Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday that a Merck representative first […]

Publication Date 01/08/2011 Source: Modesto Bee (CA) Posted on: http://envfpn.advisen.com A likely cancerous drinking water contaminant featured in the movie “Erin Brockovich” showed up in relatively high levels in hundreds of tests throughout Stanislaus County and neighboring communities. Some public officials say the data may be unreliable and have little meaning until the government sets […]

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Acknowledgement to Great American A small powder coating company which leased an industrial unit from a large property owner went into liquidation. Contractors employed to refurbish the unit discovered large, poorly maintained process tanks leaking chlorinated solvents. Furthermore, chemicals escaped through cracks in the concrete floor, causing extensive soil and groundwater contamination to the surrounding […]

Acknowledgement to Great American Over the weekend vandals climbed the fence at a chemical distribution facility. Besides breaking a few windows; they also damaged a valve on a 10,000 gallon tank of chemicals. The damaged valve leaked until Monday morning when it was discovered by facility employees. While most of the contents of the tank […]

Acknowledgement to XL Environmental COVERAGE NEED A potential XL insured, an alternative energy company, was developing a site for an ethanol production facility. The owners had concerns regarding known arsenic contamination in groundwater from an adjacent Superfund site and desired full Pollution and Remediation Legal Liability coverage from XL. The facility had a need to […]

Acknowledgement to XL Environmental THE CLAIM Workers at an XL insured’s chemical blending facility were transferring a highly toxic chemical, p nitro aniline (PNA), from 55-gallon drums into 2,000 lb. super sacks. During the transfer, an estimated 500 lbs. of this chemical was spilled, exposing the workers, the insured’s property and neighboring properties to the […]

Acknowledgement to XL Environmental THE CLAIM An explosion and a series of fires occurred at an XL insured’s chemical plant. The explosion occurred while workers were unloading chemicals from train cars. The fire department responded to the scene. Fire suppression water flowed one mile away onto an adjacent property, contaminating the adjacent location. Our insured […]

Acknowledgement to XL Environmental THE CLAIM An XL insured chemical blending and distribution facility experienced a fire and explosion. The fire originated from the packaging area of the plant and occurred as an operator was filling a steel tote tank with ethyl acetate. The cause of the fire was a static electrical spark resulting from […]

Acknowledgement to XL Environmental THE CLAIM An XL insured chemical manufacturer received rail cars of sodium hydroxide on its rail spur, located on its property. While performing offloading operations, a large release of sodium hydroxide from a rail car occurred. The release was caused when a 2 inch hose dislodged from its connection coupling. More […]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to fine a chemical company $121,500 for a toxic leak that led to an acid cloud forcing hundreds of western Pennsylvania residents to evacuate. OSHA reports that the company committed 27 serious safety violations when 3,300 pounds of oleum leaked when a transfer tank overflowed because […]