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Driver Airlifted After Inhaling Chemicals, Going Into Respiratory Distress In Morris County: PD Driver Airlifted After Inhaling Chemicals, Going Into Respiratory Distress In Morris County: PD
Driver Airlifted After Inhaling Chemicals, Going Into Respiratory Distress In Morris County: PD A driver was flown to a nearby hospital Wednesday, April 12 after inhaling chemicals during a mold remediation project at a Morris County basement earlier in the day, police said. Mendham Police pulled over the driver near the Mendham Village Shopping Center on East Main Street around 11:40 a.m. and “quickly learned that the driver was in respiratory distress,” Chief John S. Camoia said in a release. The distress was found to be a result of the driver “inhaling chemicals at a local residence while conducting a mold remediation in a basement,” Camoia added. Initial reports said the inhaled…

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by Valerie Musson
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27 Sickened, 4 Hospitalized In Pool Chemical Exposure During NJ Swimming Lessons 27 Sickened, 4 Hospitalized In Pool Chemical Exposure During NJ Swimming Lessons
27 Sickened, 4 Hospitalized In Pool Chemical Exposure During NJ Swimming Lessons Twenty-seven people -- mostly kids -- were sickened by a chemical exposure during swimming lessons at a Parsippany pool, sending four children and one adult to the hospital Friday morning, authorities said. Police were called to the Glacier Hills Association Pool where the individuals, primarily children taking swimming lessons, had been exposed to a vapor cloud of chlorine and muriatic acid around 9:20 a.m., Chief Andrew Miller said in a release. The five people hospitalized were taken to Morristown Medical Center with respiratory issues while 18 others of various ages were treat…

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by Valerie Musson
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Chemicals In Rutgers Lab Caused Major Seziures, Former Employee Says In Federal Suit Chemicals In Rutgers Lab Caused Major Seziures, Former Employee Says In Federal Suit
Chemicals In Rutgers Lab Caused Major Seziures, Former Employee Says In Federal Suit A former Rutgers University worker says he was exposed to hazardous chemicals that caused him to have major seizures, according to a federal lawsuit. Jacob Moskowitz claims that Rutgers' chemistry department hired him as a scientific glassblower with no experience in that job. Then he was asked to handle chemicals that he said caused epilepsy and anxiety. One of the hazardous materials was thorium, a radioactive metal found in rocks and soils, according to the suit. Thorium compounds are known to be carcinogenic and caused him to suffer major epileptic seizures, the lawsuit said. Mosk…

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by Jon Craig