Tag Archives: WV MCHM 2014

WV MCHM School Water Sample data January 31- February 3

School water sample information provided by the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. This sampling was conducted between 1-31-14 and 2-3-14. The department has not published any information about who did these tests. These results are all for 4-methylcyclohexane methanol.

Copy of SCHOOL SAMPLE COLLECTION AS OF 1440_31JAN14 SCHOOL SAMPLE

COLLECTION AS OF 1720_31JAN14 SCHOOL SAMPLE COLLECTION AS OF 2145_31JAN14

SCHOOL SAMPLE COLLECTION AS OF 2221_31JAN14

SCHOOL SAMPLE COLLECTION AS OF 2330_31JAN14

SCHOOL SAMPLE COLLECTION AS OF 2000 1FEB14

SCHOOL SAMPLE COLLECTION AS OF 2045 3FEB14

DEP Spill Hotline Audio from Freedom Industries

The following is the audio from the phone call reporting the MCHM spill at Freedom Industries on January 9th.  Some key parts of the phone call include the caller, Dan Reynolds, when asked what happened, responding by saying, “umm all i can tell you is they discovered a hole in the back and there is material leaking out of the tank…” When asked what was leaking, he responded, “It is a mixture of a lot of things, principally it is 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol…”  When asked if the material was hazardous or toxic he responded, “No.” He also said the spill, “…is located right on the elk river and right now the dike is containing materials and we do not anticipate it going into the river.”

Spill Hotline Audio