Lawmakers call for Conyers Biolab shutdown amid lingering chemical hazards
There are growing calls by state leaders and residents of Rockdale County to close the Biolab facility. This comes as a smoke plum with levels of chlorine and hydrochloric acid continues to spew from the site days after a chemical fire. Rep. Hank Johnson highlights unreported incidents and non-compliance by Biolab.
Atlanta residents told to shelter inside
An action level is, according to the EPA, "the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment actions ...
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency has advised anyone who notices a chlorine odor in the air to limit their time outdoors. Chlorine, however, has a low odor threshold, meaning people can smell it ...
Emergency officials have advised residents living near a chemical plant that recently caught fire to remain indoors after ...
The Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA) also said Wednesday that chlorine levels exceeded "action ...
While the fire is out, chemical reaction plume is expected to spread to more areas of metro Atlanta as winds shift.
A chemical plant fire southeast of Atlanta is still causing trouble two days later. Authorities on Tuesday alerted residents ...
The winds are forecasted to shift, which officials warn could send the chlorine plume toward the City of Atlanta.
Residents east of Atlanta received new warnings to seek shelter as winds could blow a lingering chemical cloud over their ...
Georgia officials are dealing with the aftermath of a chemical fire at a swimming pool cleaning facility near Atlanta. ...
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