from WND:
Impacts far larger in scale than initially thought
A new study has documented widespread lasting effects of the devastating Norfolk Southern train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, in early February 2023.
The study was conducted by IOPScience using precipitation chemistry measurements collected by the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, or NADP. It estimated that the extent of deposited compounds due to the derailment extended from the Midwest to the Northeast and as far as Canada, while going as far south as North Carolina.
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The study notes that in total, portions of 16 states have been impacted, covering an area of roughly 540,000 square miles and affecting around 110 million people.
At the time of the derailment, the train was pulling around 50 tanks, hoppers and box cars – of which 38 were derailed, and at least 11 of which were carrying hazardous materials that were subsequently ignited by the fire department, and burned over a period of several days.
Hazardous materials involved in the crash included vinyl chloride, petroleum lube oil, polyethylene, polyvinyl, polypropylene, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, ethylhexyl acrylate, butyl acrylates, isobutylene and fuel additives.
Researchers found that during the week of the accident, pH levels measured by NADP ranged from 6.4 to 7.3 pH units in the north and east. They further noted that pH levels this high are rarely seen in weekly measurements, have never been observed consistently “over multiple sites in any one particular week” and likely extended into southern Canada.
Michigan and Wisconsin also had high pH values, as well as a few locations in Indiana and Virginia. Researchers found high levels of chloride, as well as elevated base cations sodium, potassium, and calcium. Very high concentrations of ammonium were detected close to the accident site and into New York.
“It is very clear that extreme concentrations of multiple pollutants were present over a widespread area during the days after the accident, and resulted in enhanced deposition of these pollutants to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, including the Lakes Michigan, Erie, Ontario, and likely Huron and Superior,” researchers wrote.
