Butyl acrylate in water — obscene
February 16th, 2023
Do tell, what amount is “SAFE,” pray tell? Vinyl chloride? Butyl acrylate? Other chemicals?”
I’d guess that this will go beyond civil suits, administrative requirement of clean up (as if that’s possible) and that there will be criminal charges.
The impacts of the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment, tank ruptures, and explosion continue, and it’s showing up in nearby water supplies:
Ohio city says butyl acrylate tested positive in water intake
The NOAA modeling has disappeared, it’s not at any of the links I’ve found. HERE IS SOME REDDIT on this model, and note of its disappearance. I gave up looking, it’s GONE.
Angry and scared, Ohio residents question response to toxic derailment
In a letter to Shaw this week, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) accused the rail company of giving him and other officials inaccurate information as they were trying to decide whether to allow toxic vinyl chloride from five rail cars to be released into the air — and said the company’s mismanagement of the immediate response put first-responders and residents at risk.
As Ohio Gov. DeWine says Ohio doesn’t need federal help:
Pa. governor accuses train company of mishandling Ohio derailment
Life After the Ohio Train Derailment: Trouble Breathing, Dying Animals, and Saying Goodbye:
After an initial $25,000 donation to the community, the company said they would give $1,000 “inconvenience checks” to residents within the evacuation zone; the company also has offered to reimburse expense receipts for residents within East Palestine
$1,000 down payment and reimbursement to residents, a start towards what will be a very high bill.
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