{"677246":{"#nid":"677246","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Conyers BioLab Plant Fire: What to Know","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA fire at a chemical plant in Rockdale County sent a colossal plume of smoke into the sky. Chemicals released from the fire at the BioLab in Conyers include chlorine, chloramine and chlorine compounds, according to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. Additionally, bromine \u2014 another chemical used in spa and pool treatments as an alternative to chlorine and has a bleach-like odor \u2014 was also detected, though at lower levels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELove Family Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/nga-lee-sally-ng\u0022\u003ENga Lee (Sally)\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E says \u0022a system known as the Atmospheric Science and Chemistry Measurement Network detected a 1,400-times increase in the amount of chlorine-containing particles in the air, and a 170-times increase in the amount of bromine-containing particles in the air over Decatur on Monday morning. Typically, there is little of either element in the air.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA fire at a chemical plant in Rockdale County sent a colossal plume of smoke into the sky. Chemicals released from the fire at the BioLab in Conyers include chlorine, chloramine and chlorine compounds, according to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. Additionally, bromine \u2014 another chemical used in spa and pool treatments as an alternative to chlorine and has a bleach-like odor \u2014 was also detected, though at lower levels.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELove Family Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/people\/nga-lee-sally-ng\u0022\u003ENga Lee (Sally)\u003C\/a\u003E in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E says \u0022a system known as the Atmospheric Science and Chemistry Measurement Network detected a 1,400-times increase in the amount of chlorine-containing particles in the air, and a 170-times increase in the amount of bromine-containing particles in the air over Decatur on Monday morning. Typically, there is little of either element in the air.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36609","created_gmt":"2024-10-02 16:07:57","changed_gmt":"2024-10-02 16:07:57","author":"acook304","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/crime\/conyers-chemical-plant-fire-what-to-know\/ZECJVWIRDNCR5P2DZJFSAXUQ2A\/","dateline":{"date":"2024-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"193982","name":"BioLab"},{"id":"193984","name":"Chemical Plant"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}