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iwishiwasjohn t1_j8s41sc wrote

Would it be easier and more cost effective in certain circumstances to set fire to whatever is spilt rather than cleaning it up?

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Few-Ganache1416 OP t1_j8s4pwn wrote

It is difficult to say what affect that would have on the surrounding air near the release. It is generally a best practice to attempt to contain and quantify releases rather than destroying them with uncontrolled fire, in order to quantify the amount of product captured to compare it to the amount released. In some facilities that deal with VOCs a flare is installed to perform controlled burns of such chemicals. I would therefore, not recommend burning the chemical due to the unknown affects it may have on air quality in the immediate vicinity and the damage to long term cleanup efforts.

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