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2. Shell plant explosion in Norco, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   Norco, Louisiana is located along the Mississippi River approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of New Orleans. The community is in between a chemical plant and an oil refinery. Norco is a part of what is known as "Cancer Alley". Norco is named for the New Orleans Refining Company.

3. Thousands exposed to cancer-causing chemical in Louisiana ...

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4. Researchers find higher levels of dangerous chemical than ...

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   Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile labs and found levels of a carcinogen in concentrations as much as 20 ...

5. Gaylord Chemical Corporation - Wikipedia

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   The subsequent release forced an evacuation of about 3,000 people within a one-mile (1.6 km) radius of the plant. Lawsuits filed against Gaylord Chemical Corporation and Vicksburg Chemical (dinitrogen tetroxide supplier) [5] were settled in May 2005. A follow-up investigation determined that the accident occurred as a result of mixing of the ...

6. List of Superfund sites in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of Superfund sites in Louisiana designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]

7. Fire causes explosions at Louisiana chemical plant; residents ...

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   A fire at a Louisiana chemical plant triggered explosions that shook homes several miles away and sent flames and smoke billowing into the air, prompting emergency officials to urge a few hundred ...