Some experts say that the official narrative on the toxic chemical disaster in Ohio doesn't add up.
How far could the phosgene cloud spread? According to a researcher cited in the Newsweek article, “It depends very much on the weather conditions … but potentially well over 100 miles radius.” Vinyl chloride becomes phosgene gas, a chemical weapon, only when burned. Why was the decision made to dump and burn the chemicals? Independent journalistthat the “decision to breach, dump and burn was totally irrational and nobody understands it.
A 2022 EPA guidance, which says how to interpret laws and regs, repeats the ban on dump and burn except only after careful consideration when there is absolutely no other alternative . [For more on the EPA guidance, seeFully enclosed hazmat tanker truck driver recovery operation was initiated the night of Friday Feb. 3 — and then called off within 24 hours .
Pressure release valves were working fine, per NTSB [National Transportation Safety Board] report; the tanker cars were not in jeopardy. Other reports say the VCM [vinyl chloride monomer] was not in jeopardy of exploding and besides, they can easily decanter it into tanker trucks as is done regularly.
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