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	Chertoff touts chemical plant plan - The Boston Globe
		Several proposals to require all major chemical facilities to improve their security are pending in the Republican-controlled Congress, where similar bills have died in each session since Sept. 11, amid heavy resistance to imposing new regulations on the industry.
		Chemical plant owners themselves, he said, should be left to make decisions about how to secure their own facilities, so long as their plans meet the government's performance standard.
		And under no circumstances, Chertoff said, should plant owners be told they must switch to inherently safer chemicals in their manufacturing process -- even if doing so would eliminate the risks to surrounding residential areas and come at little or no extra cost to the company.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/03/22/chertoff_touts_chemical_plant_plan (747 words)

	Chemical Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
		Chemical manufacturing is divided into seven segments, six of which are covered here: Basic chemicals; synthetic materials, including resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibers and filaments; agricultural chemicals, including pesticides, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemicals; paint, coating, and adhesives; cleaning preparations, including soap, cleaning compounds, and toilet preparations; and other chemical products.
		From chemical ingredient ratios to chemical reaction rates, the operator is responsible for the efficient operation of the chemical plant.
		Chemical companies are finding that, in order to remain competitive, they must differentiate their products and produce specialty chemicals, such as advanced polymers and plastics designed for customer-specific uses—for example, a durable body panel on an automobile.
	www.bls.gov /oco/cg/cgs008.htm (3260 words)

	Improving Chemical Plant Security \| U.S. Senator Barack Obama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		While many chemical plant owners have taken steps to beef up security, there are a lot who haven't.
		We are still hearing reports of chemical plants with lap-dated fences, under-sized guard forces, and unprotected tanks of hazardous chemicals.
		Basically these plants are stationary weapons of mass destruction spread all across the country.
	obama.senate.gov /podcast/060329-improving_chemical_plant_security/index.html (804 words)

	Fourteen hurt in N.C. chemical plant blast - Boston.com
		An explosion at a chemical plant Tuesday injured 14 workers and set off a fire that spewed thick fl smoke, leading to the temporary evacuation of nearby residents, officials said.
		The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board said it was dispatching a team from Washington to assess the explosion and fire.
		The plant's last state Labor Department violation was in 1996; the company also was fined in 2001 and 2002 for violations in handling hazardous waste and has been fined four times since 2001 for violating air emission limits.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/01/31/sixteen_hurt_in_nc_chemical_plant_blast (445 words)

	Advanced Chemical Safety
		Prevention of chemical incidents is still central to EHandS activity; it is just that now all of us must protect against criminal activity as well as against spills, over-exposures, and fires.
		Plants have controlled perimeters, controlled access, and employee turn-over tends to be low.
		CPI plants tend to have large buffer zones around them which helps prevent criminal activity at their fences.
	www.chemical-safety.com /security.htm (2355 words)

	www.GovExec.com - Senator reintroduces chemical plant security bill (1/16/03)
		Once such plants have been identified, the two agencies would be required to craft regulations requiring the plants to develop vulnerability assessments and implement response plans.
		Plants would have up to year after the regulations' release to develop vulnerability assessments and up to 18 months to develop their response plans.
		The bill envisions chemical plants working with local law enforcement and first responder units to develop vulnerability assessments and response plans, which would then be submitted to the two agencies for review.
	www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0103/011603gsn1.htm (530 words)

	RedOrbit - Science - Toxic Cloud From Chemical Plant Forces Dozens to Evacuate Homes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The reaction occurred in one of the plant's six 200,000-gallon storage tanks, where liquid waste is held before being injected into the ground at depths of more than 2,000 feet, according to Mr.
		Steve Lonneman, the plant's general manager, said there are 29 people employed at the plant and 15 were on site yesterday when the reaction occurred.
		Chemical Waste Management agreed to pay penalties to the state and Sandusky County for violating regulations and to improve the facility, including by closing the open-air lagoons.
	www.redorbit.com /news/science/443341/toxic_cloud_from_chemical_plant_forces_dozens_to_evacuate_homes/index.html?source=r_science (1211 words)

	NPR : Uneasy Neighbors in Texas
		The Dow Chemical plant in Freeport, Texas -- a city near the Gulf of Mexico about 50 miles south of Houston -- is the company's largest in the United States.
		The chemical industry has stressed its willingness to work with the federal government to make sure its plants are secure.
		If the Dow Chemical plant is attacked, the people of Freeport would be the first to feel the effects -- and residents say the mood has changed since Sept. 11.
	www.npr.org /programs/atc/features/2002/aug/chemicalplant/index.html (699 words)

	Texas chemical plant explosion injures 4
		Plant workers told authorities they heard an explosion and then noticed a fire about 1:15 p.m.
		Although the chemical reported some large quantities in 2004, such as 46,000 pounds of methyl ethyl ketone, there was only one chemical listed that is considered extremely hazardous, particularly to first responders: sulfuric acid.
		Investigators deconstructing a fire involving chemicals or solvents would look into whether an emergency evacuation plan was in place and whether it was implemented, she said.
	www.infowars.com /articles/us/texas_chem_plant_explosion_injures_4.htm (1003 words)

	USATODAY.com - U.S. finds suspected Iraq chemical plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		If the plant is confirmed as a chemical weapons factory, it would be the first find by the U.S.-led invasion force validating U.S. allegations that Iraq still has weapons of mass destruction.
		Iraqi officials have insisted that they destroyed all of the chemical and biological weapons they made after the 1991 Persian Gulf War — a claim U.N. weapons inspectors have questioned.
		U.N. inspectors visited a cement plant in the Najaf area earlier this year to check on its explosives cache but did not report finding anything improper.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2003-03-23-chemical-plant_x.htm (631 words)

	Register of Ecological Models: CEMOS_PLANT
		The concentration of a chemical in the plant as well as the concentration in the particles on the plant is governed by a first-order linear differential equation with constant coefficients.
		Chemical distribution in soil, and between plant and atmosphere is calculated by help of partition coefficients.
		Volatilization from plantinto air, and chemical input from air into plant are governed by the conductivity of the leaves and the boundary air layer.
	dino.wiz.uni-kassel.de /model_db/mdb/cemoS_Plant.html (487 words)

	Chemical Plant
		The chemical plant is inspired by the Tionesta Valley Chemical Companies plant at Mayburg, PA. The prototype plant was one for largest acetic acid plants in Pennsylvania.
		Inside a chemical plant, wood is distilled, to capture the gasses that escape.
		The model plant is significantly compressed from the prototype.
	www.narrowtracks.com /eastern_loggers/ChemicalPlant.htm (203 words)

	Chemicals Technology - Secunda Alcohol and Acid Chemical Plant - South Africa
		In addition to chemicals work, Sasol has commissioned a new-process control system on the sulphur-recovery units in their coal conversion plants.
		Sasol is expected to continue this strategy by developing an acrylic acid plant at Secunda or Sasolberg in partnership with Mitsubishi Chemical.
		The new plant expands Sasol's range of oxygenated solvents, allowing the company to concentrate on higher value-added products since commoditised solvents are declining in price.
	www.chemicals-technology.com /projects/secunda (571 words)

	CNN.com - Explosions rock Arkansas chemical plant - Jan. 6, 2004
		A series of explosions rocked a chemical plant Tuesday, hurling fireballs into the sky and leading authorities to evacuate thousands of people from nearby schools and businesses.
		The state Emergency Management Department said the plant had hydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid and methanol, but it did not know which chemicals were involved in the explosions and fires.
		National Guardsmen and state pollution control workers set up portable air-quality monitors as a gray cloud rose from the plant, but officials said they did not believe any toxic material was being carried to populated areas of the city of 46,000.
	www.cnn.com /2004/US/South/01/06/plant.explosion.ap (398 words)

	CNN.com - Pentagon officials: U.S. may have found Iraq chemical weapons plant - Mar. 23, 2003
		The officials cautioned that it was not clear what suspect materials may still be at the plant, which is located in Najaf, some 90 miles south of Baghdad.
		The taking of the suspected chemical weapons facility was first reported by the Jerusalem Post, which said about 30 Iraqi troops, including a general, surrendered to U.S. forces of the 3rd Infantry Division.
		The report also said the Iraqis tried to camouflage the facility by disguising it with sand-cast walls so that it would blend in with the surrounding desert and not be visible from the air.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/03/23/sprj.irq.iraqi.plant/index.html (538 words)

	USATODAY.com - U.S. military finds nothing at suspected chemical facility in Najaf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Indications then were that the plant had not been used for banned weapons activities since 1998, the official said.
		The captures Sunday of the suspected chemical site, a cache of documents and two Iraqi generals thought to have knowledge of weapons of mass destruction raised the possibility that American forces had begun to find the banned weapons they are fighting to remove from Iraq.
		The biggest worries for U.S. commanders are Iraq's chemical weapons, which include the nerve agents sarin, soman and VX, as well as mustard agent of the type used in World War I. Most of the chemical weapons are loaded in artillery shells in rockets, which have a range of about 12 miles or less.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2003-03-25-chemical-plant-investigation_x.htm (514 words)

	Chemical Plant site security enters the next phase \| Chemical Processing
		The reason: the implementation of guidelines covering the physical security of chemical plants across the United States and the world.
		Prodded by a general concern to improve plant security, due to liability or insurance issues, or by membership in one of several organizations that abide by the requirements of the Responsible Care program of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), Alexandria, Va., thousands of chemical plants have performed site vulnerability assessments (SVAs) to identify security weaknesses.
		While some plants apparently have not had any sort of security assessment, others are contemplating the next steps or are already gearing up.
	www.chemicalprocessing.com /articles/2005/405.html (1170 words)

	Chemical Plant Explosion in New Orleans \| Greenpeace USA
		An explosion at one of the city’s chemical storage facilities woke hurricane survivors, who were forced yet again to evacuate the area, this time due to the risk of toxic exposure.
		According to reports, a chain of railcar explosions soon followed, and the vibrations were felt as far away as downtown.
		Following the massive storm surge, the chemical plants flooded, releasing untold amounts of toxic poisons.
	www.greenpeace.org /usa/news/chemical-plant-explosion-in-ne (337 words)

	Foxboro \| News & Events \| 030611 Chemical Plant
		Speaking recently at a chemical industry conference, Dr. Calvin B. Cobb, vice president and general manager, Invensys Global Hydrocarbons, said that the amount of information currently being collected on the plant floor is much greater than 5 to 10 years ago.
		The key tool that Invensys is offering to customers to link their systems and create the plant of the future is ArchestrA™ technology, a comprehensive plant automation and information architecture designed from the outset to extend the life of legacy systems by leveraging the latest software technologies like Microsoft.NET.
		Cobb said that chemical producers are under tremendous pressure to reduce costs and maximize returns.
	www.foxboro.com /us/eng/newsandevents/news/news/030611ChemicalPlant.htm (580 words)

	Chemical & Engineering News: Latest News - Plant Security Bill Advances
		Daniel Lungren (R-Calif.), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, is expected to introduce similar chemical plant security legislation by early July.
		Lawmakers rejected an amendment offered by Lieberman that would have required chemical facilities that DHS deemed "high risk" to use inherently safer technologies if they were cost-effective and feasible and would improve security.
		"People who live in the shadow of chemical plants should have the right to know how safe those plants are, and they should be allowed to challenge DHS actions, or inactions, if they believe their safety is in jeopardy," Lieberman argued.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/news/84/i25/8425plantsecurity.html (548 words)

	Fawley Chemical Manufacturing Plant
		These are fed to the adjacent chemical plants that convert them into high-value, high purity chemical products.
		ExxonMobil Chemical is dedicated to protecting the health and safety of its neighbours, employees and contractors as well as the environment.
		As important members of the local community for over 50 years, Esso and ExxonMobil Chemical are committed to being responsible neighbours and have a well-established programme of community links in the area.
	www.exxonmobil.co.uk /UK-English/Operations/UK_OP_Chem_Fawley.asp (363 words)

	Career: Chemical Plant Operators (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Chemical plant operators run the machines and control the processes used when making chemicals.
		Chemical plant operators try to take care of issues before they turn into a problem or cause a shutdown.
		Chemical plant operators use several toolsin their job.
	www.iseek.org /sv/13000.jsp?id=100035 (370 words)

	Chemical & Engineering News: Latest News - Chemical Plant Security Bill Proposed
		The long-awaited bill, which is cosponsored by Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.), would require chemical companies to conduct vulnerability assessments and to create security and emergency response plans for their facilities.
		In a notable change from an earlier draft of the legislation circulated by Collins' staff, the bill would allow governors to establish more stringent security standards for chemical plants in their states.
		Environmental activists expressed disappointment that the bill does not require chemical makers to switch to "inherently safer technologies." But Collins maintained that it would be inappropriate to dictate specific industrial processes.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/news/83/i52/8352plantsecurity.html (387 words)

	NTI: Country Overviews: Kazakhstan: Chemical Overview
		The Pavlodar facility manufactured precursor chemicals for CW agents, though it never actually produced chemical weapons, because Soviet authorities halted the CW program at Pavlodar in 1987 before the final CW production lines were complete.
		However, the Pavlodar plant was designed to produce a new generation of binary nerve agents that were developed by the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
		By 1987, when the plant's construction was officially halted by the Soviet government, major chemical weapons production facilities at the plant had already been constructed.
	www.nti.org /e_research/profiles/Kazakhstan/Chemical/index.html (739 words)

	WorldNetDaily: U.S. captures Iraqi chemical-weapons plant
		U.S. forces have uncovered a chemical-weapons plant in An Najaf, some 90 miles south of Baghdad, according to a report in the Jerusalem Post.
		The discovery of the chemical plant was also later confirmed by Fox News.
		U.N. weapons inspectors are not aware of any large-scale chemical sites which could be used to make chemical weapons in Najaf, a spokesman for the inspectors, Ewen Buchanan, told the Associated Press.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31679 (468 words)

	Chemical Plant Protections - Center for American Progress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Center for American Progress, in a recent report, "Preventing Toxic Terrorism: How Some Chemical Facilities Are Removing Danger to American Communities," notes that more than 38 million Americans are substantially safer because of recent safety and security improvements at over 280 chemical facilities in 47 states.
		The facilities identified by CAP replaced acutely hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives that do not have the potential to drift off-site.
		“Adopting safer chemicals is the only certain way to protect American communities from a toxic gas release,” says Paul Orum, a chemical safety consultant who was commissioned by CAP to conduct the survey.
	www.americanprogress.org /site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=1776899 (377 words)

	EPA CEPPO : Chemicals In Your Community
		In addition to gathering and distributing spill data for Federal On-Scene Coordinators, the NRC serves as the communications and operations center for the National Response Team, which is chaired by EPA.
		provide a forum for emergency management agencies, responders, industry and the public to work together to understand chemical hazards in the community, develop emergency plans in case of an accidental release, and always look for ways to prevent chemical accidents.
		Local industries must provide information to LEPCs about chemical hazards, LEPCs are required by law to make this information available to any citizen who requests it.
	yosemite.epa.gov /oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/ChemicalsInYourCommunity.htm?OpenDocument (868 words)

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