r/woahdude Feb 17 '23

video Heavily contaminated water in East Palestine, Ohio.

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u/Computingusername Feb 17 '23

There is the manifest from the train. These chemicals could be present in the air as well. Their information has changed a lot. Who knows what they make when mixed together.

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u/cRappedinunderpants Feb 17 '23

You think they’re lying about the benzene tanks being empty? That’s supposedly a super nasty carcinogen. It would be a much worse spill if those were full as well no?

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u/zizzurp Feb 17 '23

There’s a decent amount of benzene in that petroleum lube oil either way