Oelman Hall Spill Follow-Up

June 25, 2014

This follow-up provides additional information for the acid spill that occurred Monday, June 23, 2014 in the hallway near Oelman Hall's Lab Stores.  

A 2.5-liter bottle of glacial acetic acid was spilled during transport.  Fortunately, no one was injured.  The first responders who initially had minor symptoms from exposure were medically evaluated and released.  Unfortunately, the resulting acetic acid vapors permeated Oelman Hall and the surrounding buildings via the tunnels.  This release required many of the campus buildings to be evacuated as a precaution.

The spilled acetic acid was