. >> earlier we spoke to sheldon krimsky at tufts university who pointed out that the chemicals that leaked were in storage facilities. it's not just the chemical plant, it's the chemicals that they are using, and this was not a plant, it was a storage facility, and the chemical is a solvent, part of the alcohol family, a solvent for cleaning up coal. so it was not a production facility for the chemical. production facilities are where the chemicals are produced, where they have more oversight because of o c.i.a. regulating the workers in the plant, but this was a storage facility for the use of the chemical in cleaning up cole. and i'm not clear in my own mined whether the state for the federal government has the primary responsibility. >> sheldon krimsky said a major problem is that emergency crews knew little about the chemicals since it's never been properly test ed. that's the case with tens of thousands of other chemicals used. >> still ahead on al jazeera america - parliamentary session gets punchy in turkey. details of a fight. turning their lives around - former prostitutes

we have sheldon krimsky from boston, a professor of environmental policy at tufts university.hank you for being with us. what use in the industrial system >> why do we know sotrol act an the act there's no requirement that industry has to demonstrate the safety of a chemical that it introduces into their commercial system. >> so talk about the regulations over plants and chemicals like this. who overseas this and who is in charge of keeping it in check. >> usually the states have a lot of regulatory authority over holding tanks in plants. the epa's regulatory authority covers gas stations, for example, the storage tanks in these facilities. >> do you think they particularly sensitive ecological place. that is number one. number two, that the emergency crews really know little about the chemical, because it's never been adequately questioned. that's true with tens of thousands of chemicals used in our industrial system. implications here. just how much lack of oversight and the chemical is a solvent, part of the alcohol family. it's a solvent for cleaning up coal. so it wasn't

. >> earlier we spoke to sheldon krimsky at tufts university who pointed out the chemicals that lacked were in storage facilities. >> it's not just the chemical plant, it's chemicals they were using. it was not just a plant, it's a storage facility. the chemical is a selfent, part of the alcohol -- solve ept, part of the alcohol family for cleaning the coal. production facilities have more oversight because of o c.i.a. regulating the workers in the plant. this was a storage facility for the use of the chemical in cleaning up coal. i'm not clear in my own mind whether the state or the federal government has the primary responsibility. >> the law maker investigating governor chris christie traffic jam controversy says a crime was committed by the governor's top aide. assemblyman said on "face the nation", that it's too early if chris christie had knowledge. the conduct of the staffer constitutes criminal behaviour. the deputy chief of staff gave the order to shut the lanes in september causing hours of delay. >> clearly in my opinion, when you use the george washington bridge for what th