People described the potassium permanganate particles as black, purple, green, or brown – and indeed they were everywhere.
sent a billow of smoke into the air like a volcano in LaSalle, neighbors expressed concern about the chemical particles that landed on their property afterward.
Hicks has lived in his home for 20 years. But this was the first time he saw dark pellets over everything he owns. Potassium permanganate may cause staining of the skin, but Carus said the staining does not pose a health threat. The stain can be removed with household distilled vinegar and 3 percent household hydrogen peroxide in a one-part-to-one-part mix. It will not take a large amount to get rid of the stain, Gibbs said.
Lunder said, not everyone will have all of those products at their house,"and the idea of people cleaning up and doing that job of cleanup after an industrial fire doesn't sit well with me as someone with a public health background."
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