Kanawha County - Chemical Industry.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bernard H. Jacobson, Collector
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2333
Overview
Correspondence, pamphlets, and notes relating to the chemical and salt industries in the Kanawha Valley, and to the industrial development of the region.
Dates:
ca. 1910-1965
News Articles Regarding Elk River Chemical Spill
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4012
Overview
Printed copies of three online news articles regarding the 2014 Elk River chemical spill. The spill occurred on 9 January 2014, involved the release of a chemical cleaning foam called crude MCHM into the Elk River, and caused roughly 30,000 West Virginians in nine counties to be without access to potable water. Includes article entitled "I'm from West Virginia and I've Got Something to Say About the Chemical Spill" by Eric Waggoner, published in the Huffington Post, 14 January 2014; article...
Dates:
2014