ChlorineNews and information about chlorine.Floods raise threat of drinking-water contamination (Chicago Tribune)- September 16, 2008 Communities are monitoring drinking water closely, officials say Engineers with their hands on regional flood gates had a choice last weekend: Allow widespread flooding in the Chicago area, or open the gates and risk contamination at Lake Michigan water intakes. As the rain kept falling, gates opened one by one, letting more than 90 billion gallons of storm runoff burble into the lake. ...http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/chlorine/SIG=12n50uhnv/*http%3A//www.chicagotr... E. Wash. homeowners bemoan beetlemania- September 16, 2008 They may be harmless to humans, but the thousands of black beetles making their annual foray into south-central Washington's Tri-Cities sure are annoying.http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_beetle_boom.html?source=rss Committee backs pool spending- September 16, 2008 Spending $1.5 million now on the Waitaki Aquatic Centre will save the Waitaki District Council up to $140,000 a year in operating costs.http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/north-otago/22663/committee-backs-pool-spending Twitter's serious side during disaster- September 16, 2008 People around the world have kept up with Hurricane Ike - the approach, the landfall and the aftermath - in real time via Twitter, a revolutionary messaging system that uses cell phones to create a network of ...http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Twitter_shows_serious_side_when_disaster_strik... Pools: technology and trends- September 16, 2008 According to industry professionals who work on the East End, homeowners are avoiding the summer traffic and crowded beaches and spending more time by the pool.http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm?id=144077 UK Competition Commission says BOC-Ineos Chlor merger could impact UK ... - Forbes- September 16, 2008 LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The UK Competition Commission said BOC Ltd. acquiring the rival chemicals maker Ineos Chlor Ltd.'s chlorine packaging and distribution business could end up damaging competition in the UK market. The commission said: 'We ...http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/09/16/afx5431031.html (AFX UK Focus) 2008-09-16 15:32 UK Competition Commission says BOC-Ineos Chlor merger could impact UK market (Interactive Investor)- September 16, 2008 LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The UK Competition Commission said BOC Ltd. acquiring the rival chemicals maker Ineos Chlor Ltd.'s chlorine packaging and distribution business could end up damaging competition in the UK market.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/chlorine/SIG=12ubjqr10/*http%3A//www.iii.co.uk... Competition Commissn Acquisition Could Damage Competition (Nasdaq)- September 16, 2008 LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The Competition Commission (CC) said Tuesday that it has provisionally concluded that the anticipated acquisition by BOC (BOC) of the chlorine packaging and distribution business of Ineos Chlor (Ineos) could damage competition in the markets for the distribution of packaged chlorine in cylinders and in drums in the U.K.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/chlorine/SIG=16jd1li41/*http%3A//www.nasdaq.co... Caption Only (Windsor Star)- September 16, 2008 Photo: Nick Brancaccio, Star photo CHLORINE GAS EXPOSURE HOSPITALIZES TWO: Windsor-Essex EMS paramedics assist a man with an oxygen mask. The man was overcome by what was reported to be chlorine gas at a single-family home in the 700 block of Prince Road Monday. Two victims were taken to hospital and Windsor police, left, and Windsor firefighters arrived at the scene to investigate the ...http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/chlorine/SIG=13574af7u/*http%3A//www.canada.co... Wayne County news briefs: Disaster training set for Thursday - Detroit Free Press- September 16, 2008 In Detroit, the Water and Sewerage Department staff will simulate a chlorine leak at the wastewater treatment plant, which requires an evacuation, and a water emergency that will shut down the water system to many of the Wayne County communities ...http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080916/NEWS02/809160394/1004/NEWS |