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T2 Laboratories Inc. of 3043 Faye Road, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, was a facility that specialized in the design and manufacture of specialty chemicals primarily for gasoline additives.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.t2labs.com/index.htm )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.t2labs.com/ecotane/ecotane.htm )〕 The company cites its low environmental impact specialty chemicals intended to replace more toxic and dangerous industrial chemicals.〔 On December 19, 2007, a massive explosion and fire killed four people in what is considered the U.S.'s most severe industrial accident in nearly three years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://archive.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/98412/0/Plant-Blast-is-Worst-US-Industrial-Accident-in-Nearly-3-Years )〕 The explosion's force was equivalent to detonating about a ton of TNT and it spread debris up to a mile from the plant. Fourteen people were hospitalized for chemical exposure or their injuries after the blast.〔 Following the explosion, every hazardous-materials unit in Jacksonville and over 100 firefighters fought the ensuing blaze, which a spokesman termed a "hellish inferno".〔 The blast killed Robert Scott Gallagher; Charles Budds Bolchoz, 48; Karey Renard Henry, 35; and Parrish Lamar Ashley, 36.〔 At the time of his death, Gallagher was Marketing Director for T2 Labs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.t2labs.com/contact/contact.htm )〕 The company laid off its workers and shut down in the following months.〔https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=TESTIMONIES&p_id=1482〕 T2 Laboratories' chemical reactor ruptured, according to a preliminary investigation by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.news4jax.com/news/14941969/detail.html )〕 The investigators reported their belief that the reactor ruptured during the production of a gasoline additive.〔 The explosion occurred in a 2500 gallon batch reactor during production of methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl. The reactor cooling system, which lacked backups, failed; this led to a thermal runaway. In September 2009, a report was released by the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board as to the cause of the accident.〔http://www.chemsafety.gov/UserFiles/file/T2%20Final%20Report.pdf〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「T2 Laboratories」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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