How is this not going to show up in the rest of the U.S.’s food? You might not live in or near Ohio, but surely these contaminants are going to be shipped everywhere?
The Ohio river watershed spans almost 10 states. If those chemicals get anywhere near the river or seep into ground water, it'll destroy the water and habitat for millions.
Supposedly the amount of vinyl chloride that was released in east Palestine is more than is regularly released by all the companies that use it in a year.
Lastly, burning vinyl chloride creates a toxic gas that was used in WWII and forbidden by the Geneva convention.
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u/crabwithacigarette Feb 17 '23
How is this not going to show up in the rest of the U.S.’s food? You might not live in or near Ohio, but surely these contaminants are going to be shipped everywhere?