MedicCook
12-08-2007, 01:51 AM
2nd spill in month at Waterford site
WATERFORD - State officials said they are investigating the second chemical spill in the span of a month at Momentive Performance Materials on Hudson River Road.
The incident was reported Thursday and involved less than 250 pounds of hydrochloric acid, said Maureen Wren, state Department of Environmental Conservation spokeswoman.
Wren said the spill affected soil and concrete, but is contained to company property.
"Based on our investigation there haven't been any off-site impacts to air and water," she said.
The incident comes almost exactly a month after another hydrochloric acid spill occurred when a line containing hydrogen chloride ruptured inside a production room. Wren said the incident was not directly related to the earlier spill. An investigation into its exact cause is ongoing.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=645435&category=&BCCode=&newsdate=12/7/2007
WATERFORD - State officials said they are investigating the second chemical spill in the span of a month at Momentive Performance Materials on Hudson River Road.
The incident was reported Thursday and involved less than 250 pounds of hydrochloric acid, said Maureen Wren, state Department of Environmental Conservation spokeswoman.
Wren said the spill affected soil and concrete, but is contained to company property.
"Based on our investigation there haven't been any off-site impacts to air and water," she said.
The incident comes almost exactly a month after another hydrochloric acid spill occurred when a line containing hydrogen chloride ruptured inside a production room. Wren said the incident was not directly related to the earlier spill. An investigation into its exact cause is ongoing.
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=645435&category=&BCCode=&newsdate=12/7/2007