Lessons from the West Virginia Chemical Spill: Safe Chemical Storage Is No Accident
On January 9,2014, a chemical spill fouled the water supply for thousands of West Virginians. "Crude MCHM," 4-methylcyclohexane methanol used in washing coal and removing impurities, leaked from the Freedom Industries facility into the Elk River near Charleston, WV. In addition to the leak at the Freedom Industries’ chemical storage facility, Freedom Industries has since been cited for unsafe storage conditions at a second chemical storage site. Freedom Industries has subsequently filed for bankruptcy.
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