🔆#ohiotrainderailment
"While vinyl chloride itself is a carcinogen, the burning of the chemical, which releases hydrogen chloride and phosgene, can be very lethal. Phosgene, a highly toxic, colorless gas with a strong odor, was notoriously used as a weapon during World War I."
"While vinyl chloride itself is a carcinogen, the burning of the chemical, which releases hydrogen chloride and phosgene, can be very lethal. Phosgene, a highly toxic, colorless gas with a strong odor, was notoriously used as a weapon during World War I."
https://twitter.com/ThePollLady/status/1624841041349148672
The accident raises questions about safe rail transportation of vinyl chloride, a chemical that is predominantly converted to polyvinyl chloride on the site where it is produced.
#ohiotrainderailment #USA
cen.acs.org/safety/Safety-…
#ohiotrainderailment #USA
cen.acs.org/safety/Safety-…
There were approximately 20,000 rail shipments of vinyl chloride in North America in 2021, the Chlorine Institute says. Up to 10% of the vinyl chloride made in the US is transported rather than derivatized on-site.
#ohiotrainderailment #USA
#ohiotrainderailment #USA
Right now, it is looking lie another man made disaster which will be suppressed because it happened in none other than the "United States of America".
#ohiotrainderailment #USA
#ohiotrainderailment #USA
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