{"681702":{"#nid":"681702","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWhen a chemical fire broke out at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia in 2024, a plume of smoke blanketed the area, triggering evacuations and urgent warnings to stay indoors. But for many residents, this wasn\u2019t just an isolated emergency\u2014it was part of a larger pattern of industrial incidents at the plant that raised serious concerns about safety and oversight.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe series \u201cManufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story\u201d uncovers what led to the fire, how officials and the company responded, and the lingering questions about its impact on the community. The series includes expert analyses from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/pamela-pollet\u0022\u003EPamela Pollet\u003C\/a\u003E, principal academic professional in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis story also appeared at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/1268527048\/manufacturing-danger-the-bio-lab-story\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENPR\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EWhen a chemical fire broke out at the BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia in 2024, a plume of smoke blanketed the area, triggering evacuations and urgent warnings to stay indoors. But for many residents, this wasn\u2019t just an isolated emergency\u2014it was part of a larger pattern of industrial incidents at the plant that raised serious concerns about safety and oversight.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe series \u201cManufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story\u201d uncovers what led to the fire, how officials and the company responded, and the lingering questions about its impact on the community. The series includes expert analyses from\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/pamela-pollet\u0022\u003EPamela Pollet\u003C\/a\u003E, principal academic professional in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis story also appeared at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/1268527048\/manufacturing-danger-the-bio-lab-story\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENPR\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-04-09 19:25:22","changed_gmt":"2025-04-10 20:49:15","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Georgia Public Broadcasting","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.gpb.org\/radio\/program\/manufacturing-danger-the-biolab-story","dateline":{"date":"2025-03-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-03-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"193982","name":"BioLab"},{"id":"104451","name":"air pollution"}],"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":""}}}