All chemical spill articles

Business

Fatal chemical leak at a Texas chemicals facility

2021-07-29T13:30:00Z

What caused 45 tonnes of a mixture including acetic acid to be released at La Porte, US, killing 2 and hospitalising 30, remains unclear

Puzzle

On the spot: disappearing mercury

2020-05-22T10:30:00Z

What should you do when a hazardous chemical goes missing?

Puzzle

On the spot: dangerous gloves

2020-03-18T09:30:00Z

What would you do following a chemical spill in the lab?

News

1% of chemicals end up on benches in undergrad labs

2019-09-23T08:51:00Z

First effort to quantify spillages points way to improving chemical handling

Puzzle

On the spot: a big spill

2019-02-03T10:30:00Z

What would you do if faced with a 5000-litre solvent spill?

Puzzle

On the spot: formalin spill

2018-08-03T12:39:00Z

What would you do to clean up a formalin spill?

Business

West Virginia chemical leak was preventable

2016-10-05T15:51:00Z

2014 spill that contaminated water supplies was caused by lack of proper tank inspections and repairs

Business

Atanor chemical plant in Argentina shuttered

2016-09-20T14:29:00Z

Toxic releases have led to the indefinite closure of the facility after a decade-long legal fight

News

Russian nickel company takes blame for ‘river of blood’

2016-09-16T12:35:00Z

Norilsk Nickel claim iron salt leak poses no risk to the environment

News

No health effects from chemicals from West Virginia spill

2016-07-22T00:00:00Z

January 2014 leak from Freedom Industries’ site at levels too low to harm people’s health