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

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.