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ghostsintherafters t1_j8n0oom wrote

Reply to comment by Sufficient_Risk1684 in Maine will need weeks to determine impacts of Ohio train derailment on air quality by STDMachine

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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