ICL-IP America: Liquid Phosphorus Release; Gallipolis, WV, USA

Gallipolis, WV, USA | 2016-Aug-31

Initial Notification: On August 31, 2016, the USCG Marine Safety Unit in Huntington WV notified the NOAA SSC regarding a liquid phosphorus release at the ICL-IP America facility in Gallipolis, WV. Product immediately caught fire producing a smoke plume. USCG requested information on human health hazards associated with liquid phosphorus and the resulting smoke plume.