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13 Feb 2018

Sussex coast gas cloud – Report; Palm oil washing up on coast

Three articles: gas cloud, palm oil and emissions Gas cloud BBC The source of a chemical haze that hit the south coast last summer was most likely a ship, a wreck or lost cargo in the Channel, a Defra report has said. More than 150 people needed hospital treatment on 27 August after gas engulfed […]

29 Aug 2017

Mystery remains over chemical haze that hit East Sussex coast

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Apparently the second time this has happened; a salutatory lesson for those in charge of emergency response at the coast. The Guardian: The chemical cloud that left beachgoers on the East Sussex coastline with stinging eyes, sore throats and even vomiting on Sunday remains a mystery, with officials saying it is unclear what caused the […]