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Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air and monitoring data.
High benzene levels lingered for weeks after a shelter-in-place ended following the ITC plant chemical fire in Deer Park in 2019.
The Texas Tribune analyzed previously unreported air monitoring data and records from the 2019 ITC chemical disaster near Houston and found that high benzene levels lingered in the air for two weeks after public health measures were lifted. Experts say more shelter-in-place advisories should have been issued.
Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air and monitoring data.
The Blue Hill Appeals Board voted to table the meeting until Sept. 1, which will allow board members time to look at the voluminous material submitted by SolAmerica Energy.