A chemical explosion at the Martinez (California) Water Treatment Plant injured a 32-year-old employee, who was taken to a hospital for cuts and abrasions.
Workers say a 100-gallon sodium hypochlorite container blew up shortly after the employee in question noticed it was hot to the touch while it was being moved.
After the blast, workers responded immediately to attempt to contain the chemical spill while a hazmat team made its way to the plant. Operations at the facility were not impacted by the explosion.A Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario (MPP) is asking the provincial government to
News Briefs: Operator Injured in Sodium Hypochlorite Explosion
Also in this week's water and wastewater news, a politician in Ontario is calling the Niagara Falls (New York) Wastewater Treatment Plant's discharges into the river 'nothing short of an environmental catastrophe'
Aug 30, 2018 |
