10thDoctorHairGel t1_jabj6xy wrote
There’s higher standards applied to where the stuff is shipped than to how it got there.
somereallyfungi t1_jacl7wy wrote
My concern is how it's getting there and the communities on the route. My understanding is that it's being trucked. Truck crashes are not unheard of, probably more frequent than train derailments.
cryptoanarchy t1_jad17ux wrote
A crash of the soil would be much different that the chemicals themselves. A much lower level problem. Getting all the soil is not too hard, getting liquid chemicals that just go straight down in the ground is much harder.
dangerdangerfrog t1_jadse7r wrote
Hate to inform you, but there's a lot worse stuff being shipped on our roads every day than this. But that's what DOT regulations are for
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