Kansas rights to know about in backyard chemicals
The article explains the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act and the Toxic Release Inventory, detailing how 600 toxic chemicals require reporting. It cites EPA Region 7 on-scene coordinator Jeff Weatherford and Kansas officials noting thousands of annual releases, frequent ammonia spills, and local reporting in Finney County with brine and crude oil making up large shares.
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EPA
Jeff Weatherford
Kansas
Dave Jones
Finney County
Region 7
North Dakota State Extension Service
Weatherford
Finney County Emergency Management
State Emergency Response Commission
Emergency Planning Committee
Holcomb
Mickelson
IEP
IBP
State
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
BNSF
Hydrogen sulfide and ammonia byproducts warn of air hazards
In Finney County the lagoon degradation process and meatpacking waste create hydrogen sulfide and ammonia. Authorities warn of toxic effects, monitoring challenges, and EPA cases against IBP for unreported emissions in Holcomb and other facilities. Local regulators note ammonia risks in refrigeration and plants.
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Finney County
IBP
Bruce Smith
Joseph Salvato
Salvato
University of Missouri
Department of Agricultural Engineering
EPA
Dakota City
Dale Armstrong
Region 7
Garden City
Holcomb
Armstrong
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