Submitted by oldschoolskater t3_11430mv in Pennsylvania
cowboyjosh2010 t1_j8xln4y wrote
Reply to comment by thepennsyltuckyin in Shapiro: Pennsylvania DEP will test water in connection with Ohio train derailment by oldschoolskater
Whatever degree of damage could ever be done to Pennsylvania by the plume of smoke and unburned chemical vapors: it's done. The fire has been out for 9 days, and these chemicals are volatile enough that anything which didn't burn has already either offgassed by now, OR is trapped in the soil or the ground water--both of which will affect Ohio, not PA.
There may be damages from airborne contaminants that ought to be compensated, but I highly doubt that airborne damage continues at this point.
thepennsyltuckyin t1_j8xqz4g wrote
You may be right, but the fact that residents in that town are saying that it hurts to breathe and people are feeling sick and they maintain the stance that the air and water "is fine" it makes me a little doubtful. Not to mention the smoke from the burn carried into PA because there was wind during the burn. And a few day ago wind apparently picked up PM(particulate matter) from the area and carried that into PA. This is something we have to be mindful of. Chemical spills and burns don't go away just like that. People have the right to question when it looks like they are being lied to.
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