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On Feb. 3, trains carrying toxic chemicals including butyl acrylate and vinyl chloride derailed in East Palestine, OH, leading to a chain of events that have been scrutinized for their impact on theenvironment and local residents. The Onion tells you everything you need to know about the train derailment and toxic…
different chemicals. some of them were not initially revealed to the folks there. that s one big reason for the mistrust you re seeing. the big one, vinyl chloride, in pvc piping. as it burns, it burns into a world war i weapon, respiratory weapon, as well as hydro caloric acid. we saw in california when the homes burned, the pipes when they melted soiled the water supply. benzene, these are carcinogens in long-term exposure. the butyl acrylate, isobutylene, these cause nausea and aquatic life in the long-term. you talked about fish killed, the 3,500 fish, they believe that s in a plume moving down the ohio river. so they can sort of track that
a lot of farmland, too, which is another big concern. a lot of waterways and so forth. this is not urban by any stretch of the imagination. very small downtown. very small fire department, which apparently used all, everything they had to try to fight this fire, and a lot of their equipment now is not in use anymore so they re looking for more firefighting equipment in the meantime. it s taking a big toll, and there are now of course many class action lawsuits being filed by residents who among other things want medical monitoring and screening to happen. they should get it. mustafa, it doesn t surprise me this isn t an affluent town, it s a rural town. that s where the biggest risk lies. and this controlled, you know, explosion to try to prevent an even worse catastrophe, these are some of the chemicals that were released into the air between the actual derailment and what was done after. vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate,
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