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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Officials from the National Coordination Center for Disaster Management in Suriname have successfully removed the last batch of 16 tanks containing hydrogen sulfide discovered at the laboratory of the Institute for Physics and Technology. The tanks containing the harmful gas were reportedly donated to the school some twenty years ago for a science project, which never came to completion. The badly corroded tanks were subsequently discovered by workers on the premises, all of whom were advised to evacuate along with the schools 1400 students. Hydrogen sulfide is a common gas used in the chemical, rubber, paper industry and several other industrial applications. In light concentrations, hydrogen sulfide can cause irritation of eyes, lungs and throat, dizziness, headache and amnesia.
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