BackItUpWithLinks t1_j8weqf7 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Apparently we’re going to get some of the fallout from the Ohio train wreck. Be careful out there! by CombinationSea6976

That’s not how weather works

JimBones31 t1_j8wf1ii wrote on February 17, 2023 at 1:01 PM

I was thinking because the wreck is still producing so much pollution. I'm aware the weather would have otherwise carried the initial stuff away.

hellocutiepye t1_j8xc78p wrote on February 17, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Is it?

JimBones31 t1_j8xcbq3 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 4:56 PM

Is it still producing pollution? Yeah.

hellocutiepye t1_j8xfxq6 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 5:19 PM

But it's not still burning, so how is it producing air pollution? I know it's in the water and that has an impact on the food chain, etc.

JimBones31 t1_j8xi7he wrote on February 17, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Burning or not, it's still venting out into the air.

hellocutiepye t1_j8xo1fj wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:09 PM

I don't have a technical degree, but do you mean there are trace chemicals in the tanks or soil that are off gassing?

JimBones31 t1_j8xohuj wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:12 PM

Yes. Like, things don't have to be burning to be polluting. If you've ever pumped gasoline and smelled it in the air, that's "venting into the atmosphere" but not burning.