Mercaptan (Methanethiol) Spills in Texas and Alabama

Mercaptan Leak in Texas (November 2014)


Brothers Among 4 Killed in Chemical Leak at Texas Plant 
(Alice BARR. KHOU-TV/USA Today; November 16, 2014)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/15/4-workers-killed-in-chemical-leak-at-texas-plant/19104375/

Federal Investigators Begin Probe of DuPont Plant Deaths
(Erwin SEBA, Reuters; November 16, 2014)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/16/us-usa-chemicals-death-idUSKCN0J00XA20141116


Mercaptan Spill in Alabama (September 2012)


Eight Mile Residents Complain of Symptoms Linked to Mercaptan Exposure
(Ben RAINES, AL.com; May 3, 2012)
http://blog.al.com/live/2012/05/eight_mile_residents_complain.html

Mercaptan Spill Investigation Report - Eight Mile, Mobile County, Alabama USA 
(Alabama Department of Public Health; September 2012)
http://www.adph.org/tox/assets/Eight_Mile_Mercaptan.pdf

Toxicity Information on Methyl Mercaptan (Methanethiol)



Toxic Substances Portal - Methyl Mercaptan (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry)
ToxFAQs Sheet (Two pages)
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/tf.asp?id=223&tid=40

Methyl Mercaptan (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry)[16 pages]
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg139.pdf

Compound Summary for CID 878 - Methyl Mercapton 
(PubChem Open Chemistry Database - NIH)
http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/878?from=summary#section=Top


U. S. Chemical Safety Board Website
http://www.csb.gov/

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