Chlorine is a toxic gas used in disinfectants and cleaning products. Exposure causes eye, lung, and skin irritation, and lung fluid buildup. Children and asthma patients are at higher risk. No ...

ATLANTA — A plume of chlorine gas loomed over the skyline Monday, causing authorities to shut down schools and government offices while ordering tens of thousands of people to evacuate or huddle ...

Air quality surveys done by the Environmental Protection Agency and the state Environmental Protection Division "revealed the harmful irritant chlorine" detected in the air from the fire at the ...

A shelter-in-place advisory was extended for a Georgia county Monday after chlorine was detected in the air — a result of a fire at a chemical lab that started Sunday. The chemical fire ignited ...

It seems that the water used to extinguish the fire reacted with pool chemicals in the plant, which made the cloud more ...

There are only seven diatomic elements that default to this double bond. Five of them — hydrogen, nitrogen, fluorine, oxygen and chlorine — are gases at room temperature and normal pressure.

Since then, many residents in the area have complained about a strong smell of chlorine in the air and a haze for many miles around the BioLab plant. BioLab makes pool and spa treatment products.

The smoke contains chlorine which can irritate eyes and airways, cause shortness of breath and breathing difficulties and headaches, particularly for those who already have heart and lung conditions.

ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — Chlorine levels around the BioLab factor that burned down over the weekend continue to be at elevated levels as crews work to clear the chemicals causing a massive plume ...

Environmental officials are investigating the fire at BioLab, a chemical facility on Old Covington Road in Conyers, that sent a colossal wall of smoke that billowed into the air Sunday afternoon and ...

Bürkert’s OALAB simplifies chlorine measurement for industrial carbon filters DMA - PR. 09/10/2024 Burkert Fluid Control ...

ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. - Chlorine is a strong chemical that can irritate the lungs and cause serious health issues if inhaled. Chlorine is a yellow-green gas with a sharp, burning smell. It is ...