Lethal chemicals stored near most populous U. S. areas, report finds
In a March 2004 file photo, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue hazardous material technicians walk to a decontamination area after sealing a leaking chlorine cylinder at a company in Miami. Chemical plants in several states are located in population centers of at least 1 million people, according to a congressional report to be released Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - Experts call it one of the worst-case scenarios in a terrorist attack: a cloud of lung-melting gas or a toxic fireball ripping though a U.S. city. Potential casualties: 1 million or more.
At least 100 chemical plants nationwide could be targeted to produce such devastation, according to congressional researchers in a report that was to be released Wednesday.
The tally of plants possessing large amounts of 140 toxic and flammable chemicals was compiled by the Congressional Research Service using Environmental Protection Agency data from May, the most recent available. It represents one of the first public state-by-state breakdowns of how close potentially deadly facilities are located to the nation’s largest population centers.
At least 100 chemical plants nationwide could be targeted to produce such devastation, according to congressional researchers in a report that was to be released Wednesday.
The tally of plants possessing large amounts of 140 toxic and flammable chemicals was compiled by the Congressional Research Service using Environmental Protection Agency data from May, the most recent available. It represents one of the first public state-by-state breakdowns of how close potentially deadly facilities are located to the nation’s largest population centers.
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