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Roads have been reopened in West Chester Township after a truck lost 275 gallons of sulfuric acid on Friday, June 5, township officials said.
Officials reported just before 10:30 a.m. that the chemical was leaking at the intersection of West Chester Road and Barrett Road. They have not said whether the chemical is still leaking as of 8 p.m., but all roads leading to the area, which were closed for a majority of the day, are now open.
Officials said the spill was contained to the roadway and grass, adding that it does not pose a danger to neighboring homes, businesses or the environment. Cleaners sent by the transportation company that was hauling the hazardous material are on site handling remediation and cleanup.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is on scene.
Sulfuric acid is a clear, colorless, oily liquid that is very corrosive, according to the Centers for Disease Control’s website. If you are exposed to concentrated sulfuric acid in air, your nose will be irritated and there may be a pungent odor.
When concentrated sulfuric acid is mixed with water, the solution gets very hot, the CDC says. Concentrated sulfuric acid can catch fire or explode when it comes into contact with many chemicals including acetone, alcohols and some finely divided metals.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: West Chester roads reopen after truck spills sulfuric acid
Reporting by Quinlan Bentley and Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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