The health risks for Ohioans after derailment of train containing toxic vinyl chloride
that a chemical leak from a tanker car traveling along a railway in Perris, Calif., caused firefighters to shut down part of the I-215 freeway and evacuate the surrounding area.
If the amount of the toxic chemical release is large enough, it has to be reported to the EPA. But it’s not often that a train derailment, followed by forced evacuations, brings this issue to the public’s attention.Accidents are “virtually inevitable,” Olson said. “That’s why we believe we need to be moving towards [using] less toxic chemicals that are not going to poison people if you have an accident.
A day after the derailment, the Columbiana County Emergency Management Agency assured East Palestine residents that the region’s air and drinking water are safe.“Due to the location of the derailment, it is improbable that substances from the derailment will impact the groundwater or drinking water wells in the area,” agency officials
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