I am a hazardous substances engineer. The lack of evacuation during venting (sometimes it has to happen, depends on the situation) is so reckless I would consider the lack of foresight to be grossly irresponsible and every licensed individual should be investigated, with being fired, license removal…
I am a hazardous substances engineer. The lack of evacuation during venting (sometimes it has to happen, depends on the situation) is so reckless I would consider the lack of foresight to be grossly irresponsible and every licensed individual should be investigated, with being fired, license removal, and criminal charges all being on the table.
This is a perfect example of why experienced people, with good field track records not political appointees, should be empowered to make decisions in emergency situations. Whomever vented that wreck reminds me of the geniuses in Oregon exploding a whale.
This is such a horrible situation and very difficult to know what is going on the ground and what course to take from thousands of miles away, but the town should have been evacuated. And hiding the rest of the manifest is egregious, because there is some nasty stuff on that train. I haven't had a chance to really think about the interactivity of the chemicals on the train, but the transporter should and should have had an emergency action plan beyond light a match and everyone goes home.
I'm an office guy, not a emergency field guy. Good emergency response workers save lives and futures, bad ones make things worse. We'll find out soon what we have in action.
My heart goes out to those people, their whole lives are changed forever.
So chemical engineering is not my expertise. But Is there anything they can do at this point to neutralize the chemicals? Also, would iv chelation therapy be helpful to the people who were exposed?
Yes and Yes! If the Eco-terrorists and our government loved us and the planet so much they would use mycoremediation to clean-up the environment from this toxic release. I've been reading about mushrooms and their uses to restore balance in our environment for years. It's an evolving field but it's the type of thing that people can experiment with on their property without causing any additional harm.
The story out of Ohio really angers me.
I am a hazardous substances engineer. The lack of evacuation during venting (sometimes it has to happen, depends on the situation) is so reckless I would consider the lack of foresight to be grossly irresponsible and every licensed individual should be investigated, with being fired, license removal, and criminal charges all being on the table.
This is a perfect example of why experienced people, with good field track records not political appointees, should be empowered to make decisions in emergency situations. Whomever vented that wreck reminds me of the geniuses in Oregon exploding a whale.
https://youtu.be/V6CLumsir34
I don't know what is more galling, the incompetence of these people or the contempt in which they hold those they are supposed to serve.
This is such a horrible situation and very difficult to know what is going on the ground and what course to take from thousands of miles away, but the town should have been evacuated. And hiding the rest of the manifest is egregious, because there is some nasty stuff on that train. I haven't had a chance to really think about the interactivity of the chemicals on the train, but the transporter should and should have had an emergency action plan beyond light a match and everyone goes home.
I'm an office guy, not a emergency field guy. Good emergency response workers save lives and futures, bad ones make things worse. We'll find out soon what we have in action.
My heart goes out to those people, their whole lives are changed forever.
Same. It’s infuriating.
So chemical engineering is not my expertise. But Is there anything they can do at this point to neutralize the chemicals? Also, would iv chelation therapy be helpful to the people who were exposed?
Yes and Yes! If the Eco-terrorists and our government loved us and the planet so much they would use mycoremediation to clean-up the environment from this toxic release. I've been reading about mushrooms and their uses to restore balance in our environment for years. It's an evolving field but it's the type of thing that people can experiment with on their property without causing any additional harm.
Thank you for this information.