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Sufficient_Risk1684 t1_j8mybqi wrote

Reply to comment by lucianbelew in Maine will need weeks to determine impacts of Ohio train derailment on air quality by STDMachine

I think it's just processing lag. Probably take sample but process lags, as that is not something that is usually looked for.

And frankly the amount of burned chemical is miniscule compared to the atmospheric dilution. I'm going with this event outside the immediate area is environmentally irrelevant.

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ghostsintherafters t1_j8n0oom wrote

Oh, thank god you've determined that. Ok. Nothing to see here! This guy says it's irrelevant

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Sufficient_Risk1684 t1_j8n2y7z wrote

A rail car tank holds maybe 6,000 cubic feet. Vaporize that in a single cubic mile of air and you are already diluted to 1 part per 25 million.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j8oqhft wrote

Welp, here is what the burn looked like from a passing airliner: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/112ptb9/passenger_photo_while_plane_flew_near_east/

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ripbingers t1_j8n2b9e wrote

That's baseless speculation. Nothing in your response addresses the fate and transport of this specific pollutant or the as yet publicly unknown chemicals that were also onboard.

What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

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Sufficient_Risk1684 t1_j8n4ou0 wrote

Mmm sure. Except its simple math. Air mixes rapidly. The volume of the rail cars is known. Water quality hazard in the area and downstream? Definitely. Local air quality hazard sure. 1000 miles away after atmospheric mixing? Parts per billion. Or less.

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