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BASF plant explosion toll rises to three fatalities

October 20, 2016John Merriman

20th Oct 2016- Ludwigshafen, Germany – Divers today fished out a body from the Rhine river, which could be the third fatality of the explosion accident that took place at the BASF site in Ludwigshafen, Germany. The body is yet to be identified. Six people were injured in the accident and saw huge plumes of […]

Sulfur Trioxide leak at BASF plant in Missouri

March 24, 2010November 3, 2014John Merriman

Mar 23, 2010- A BASF facility in Northeast Missouri had a leakage of Sulfur Trioxide, a highly toxic gas that can cause severe injuries if inhaled or ingested. Contact with water results in the formation of Sulfuric Acid. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources were trying to estimate how much of the gas was released […]

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BASF plant explosion toll rises to three fatalities

Sulfur Trioxide leak at BASF plant in Missouri

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