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Long Beach Press-Telegram - Brake fluid, paint, paint thinner, cleaners with acid or lye, pesticides, herbicides, household and car batteries, pool chemicals, motor oil, oil filters, expired pharmaceuticals, antifreeze and fluorescent light bulbs. Also allowed are computer

HazMobile returns to Willits October 27-28
Willits News - pesticides, herbicides, pool chemicals, gasoline, solvents, acids, bases, toxic cleaners, household batteries and fluorescent light tubes are accepted by the HazMobile. Explosives and road flares are excluded. Motor oil, oil filters, televisions

Suspicion surrounds chemical explosion
Trentonian - Burlington City Police Chief John Lazzarotti said the matter was still under investigation, but said the explosive brew appears to have been made up of typical pool chemicals. The explosion came near a backyard pool on Elm Avenue near the corner of

EQ Official Says Apex Company Committed No Wrongdoing
WSOC-TV - The town then asked as many as 17,000 people to leave their homes because of the threat from the burning chemicals. Maris says items such as paint, cleaning supplies, oils and pool chemicals were on the site when the fire occurred. The fire burned for

Apex Chemical Explosion Investigation Continues
WTVD - Maris says items such as paint, cleaning supplies, oils and pool chemicals were on the site when the fire occurred. The fire burned for more than a day, and residents were allowed to return home Saturday morning. EQ may present a comprehensive plan

P-S News Updates
Syracuse Post-Standard - Toxic fumes from improperly mixed pool chemicals were the cause of today’s evacuation of the recreation center at Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Syracuse firefighters said. No one was injured, but as a precaution, firefighters evacuated the recreation

Warm weather fun can present hazards for children
WNEP-TV 16 - Pool chemicals should be stored away safely out of children s reach. If you have a trampoline it should be located in a locked, fenced-in yard and children should never permitted to use it unsupervised. Make sure hard areas, such as

Eric Kinney, President
PRWeb - The store sells above ground pools, pool chemicals, pool toys, pool covers and pool fencing equipment, among other recreational water-related items like spa accessories and koi pond waterfalls and liners. - 2005-05-26 Key Metric Software Releases

Company says it committed no wrongdoing in Apex chemical fire
Asheville Citizen-Times - He didn’t know whether the chlorine in pool chemicals and cleaning supplies could produce chlorine gas when burned. “You’d have to ask a chemist that,” he said during a news conference in Apex in front of the blocked-off street where EQ is located. The

Hazardous waste collection is Saturday
Baytown Sun - Seemingly safe products such as bleach and ammonia combined with pool chemicals have been known to cause fires, she said. It s very important to make sure these things are handled appropriately and disposed of properly so chemicals don t mix

In Brief
Herald News - Waste items that will be accepted include oil-based paints/stains, paint thinners, solvents, drain cleaners, cleaning products, herbicides, pesticides, lawn chemicals, pool chemicals, mercury and mercury-containing items, used motor oil, old gasoline

Hazardous waste collection to visit Cannon County
Daily News Journal - Typical items to dispose of include cleaning fluids, pesticides, batteries, mercury thermometers and thermostats, swimming pool chemicals, paints and thinners and automotive fluids. Also accepted are fluorescent bulbs and electronics such as

Time to shred old documents
Cranbury Press, NJ - 1 hour ago… Mr. Hills said county residents can bring items such as old paint, lawn chemicals, pesticides, pool chemicals and mercury thermometers so they can be properly …

Hazardous waste collection scheduled
Rogersville Review, TN - 22 hours ago… Typical items to dispose of include cleaning fluids, pesticides, batteries, mercury thermometers and thermostats, swimming pool chemicals, paints and thinners …

Old Burying Ground tour
Wakefield Observer, MA - 15 hours ago… dry cleaning fluids, radiator cleaners, pesticides (including 2,4,5-T, Silvex), herbicides, insect sprays, rodent killers, pool chemicals, muriatic acid, no …

The latest news on town recycling
Chelmsford Independent, MA - 8 hours ago… brake fluid, degreasers, driveway sealers, motor oil, transmission fluid, fertilizer, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, pool chemicals, rodent poisons …

Hazardous waste collection this weekend
Hanover Mariner, MA - 22 hours ago… oil-based paint and stains, solvents, gasoline, motor oil mixtures and other automotive fluids, pesticides, photography chemicals, pool chemicals, acids and …

Symphony needs community support to continue playing
Daily News Journal - People can take old paint cans, cleaning fluids, pesticides, batteries, swimming pool chemicals, automotive fluids and other items to the convenience center on Alexander Drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a great chance to take all of that dangerous

Hazardous Household Waste Collection Day is Saturday
State Gazette - It may include drain openers, oven cleaners, carburetor cleaners, air-conditioning refrigerants, oil-based paint, pesticides, fingernail-polish remover, pool chemicals and fluorescent bulbs. Passenger tires and electronics scrap, such as central

Pool generates 6,200 visitors
NWITimes.com - The city also spent $21,542 in supplies, including pool chemicals. Despite falling more than $20,000 short of breaking even, Levan said the figures were about what he expected when the facility opened. “When the weather was warm, attendance was great

E-Q official says company committed no wrongdoing
FOX Carolina - Maris says items such as paint, cleaning supplies, oils and pool chemicals were on the site when the fire occurred. The fire burned for more than a day, and residents were allowed to return home Saturday morning. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All

Condemned pool is worth a million to thespians
Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 21 hours ago… Tolman, who is on the Historical Commission, says inspectors found that three decades of exposure to pool chemicals took a toll. …

City hazardous waste collection set for Nov. 4
Burleson-Crowley Connection, TX - 13 hours ago… s Crud Cruiser, which will accept items such as paint, antifreeze, batteries, acid, motor oil, fluorescent bulbs, pool chemicals, pesticides, transmission or …

City prepares for fall cleanup with hazardous waste collection
Fulton Sun,  USA - 23 hours ago… rechargeable), antifreeze, automotive fluids, florescent lights, kerosene, fuel oils, pesticides (5 gallon maximum), swimming pool chemicals, Mercury among …

Drop off hazard material
Westborough News, MA - 11 hours ago… automotive supplies, paints and solvents, unrestricted pesticides, hobby supplies such as chemistry sets, solvent based glue, pool chemicals, photo chemicals …