Chemical Issues in the Chemical Valley

Some of the dangers of living and working in Charleston, West Virginia have been evident in the past few months.  The infamous chemical valley has had several incidents recently.  These have included an explosion in Institute, West Virginia at the Bayer CropScience plant, an ammonia leak near Carbon, West Virginia, and a gas blow-off stack fire [...]

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Ammonia Leak Near Carbon, West Virginia

The West Virginia Gazette reported today that residents in the area of Carbon and along Cabin Creek in West Virginia have been asked to stay indoors due to an ammonia leak.  The story is here.
The article reports that a tank owned by Penn Virginia was leaking ammonia, which is used in water treatment at mine [...]

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Worker falls to death at AEP John Amos Plant

The Charleston Gazette reported yesterday that a worker at American Electric Power’s John Amos Plant near St. Albans, West Virginia died after a fall.  The article is here.  The report notes that this is the third fatal death at the plant in the last five years and the sixth at an AEP plant in West [...]

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