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STDMachine OP t1_j8mo3l6 wrote

Reply to comment by jpmuldoon in Maine will need weeks to determine impacts of Ohio train derailment on air quality by STDMachine

Yeah March until they know the results. I want to know where the opinion on whether it is likely too small amounts comes from though, I doubt the author is qualified to make that assumption. But would love for it to be true, just would prefer to see some sources or something.

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ppitm t1_j8mqyia wrote

Just look at the air testing data from the actual crash site. Concentrations of the most hazardous chemicals there fell to the non-detectable level almost immediately.

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STDMachine OP t1_j8mw6g8 wrote

That is great to hear! My only concern is a lot of these ecological disasters are covered up as much as possible for as long as possible but are always worse than what they initially claim.

But I'll be very happy if it doesn't reach Maine in any substantial / harmful amounts!

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fire__ant t1_j8n60su wrote

Is everyone forgetting about 9/11? They deemed it “safe” for emergency responders to go into the wreckage. Thousands have developed cancer and other illnesses.

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mymaineaccount46 t1_j8n6vg8 wrote

Even if it's worse than expected we are so far away. This is going to be bad for the immediate area, but all the way up here any impact seems incredibly unlikely.

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WalkerBRiley t1_j8o2f5y wrote

Research how far winds carried dust during the Dust Bowl and get back to us.

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mymaineaccount46 t1_j8olkr2 wrote

The amount of particulate from the dust bowl is on a completely different scale to a train derailment. People are making this about themselves when the actual risk to anyone not in the area of the disaster is likely to be vanishingly small. If you want to worry about this feel for the poor people in the watershed or around where it happened. Don't panic for yourself some 700 miles away

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