The trucker was on a break when an additive in the chemical began to cause the nasty odor. There's no serious health threat from the smell, officials said.
will likely stick around to some degree a few more days, officials emphasized again Friday that there is little to no danger to the pubic.
Authorities on Friday also for the first time identified the company hauling the chemical whose additive — Methyl mercaptan— caused the rotten egg smell that drifted into Camden, Salem and Cumberland counties as well as across the Delaware River into Philadelphia. Officials from the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management meet with a representative from SPSI Environmental on Monday. SPSI has been contracted by TransChem USA to stop the terrible smell from a chemical additive that has drifted across South Jersey.Some residents have reported minor symptoms, such as itchy throat, irritation in the eyes and mouth, “maybe some vomiting, things like that,” said Annmarie Ruiz of the Gloucester County Department of Health.
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