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A hazardous materials-carrying Norfolk Southern freight train carrying 38 cars derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC 5). Emergency personnel then conducted a controlled fire of multiple railcars, releasing hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the atmosphere, after some railcars burnt for more than two days.
In February 2023, a freight train transporting industrial chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio. To prevent explosions, authorities conducted a controlled release and burned the contents of the derailed cars. Residents were concerned about their health and the environment, so researchers analyzed the local air quality using both stationary and mobile sampling techniques.
Although state and federal agencies maintain that the air is safe to breathe and the water is safe to drink, an increasing number of town residents have complained of skin and lung irritation since officials lifted the evacuation order on Feb. 8. This is true even though state and federal agencies maintain that the air is safe to breathe and the water is safe to drink.
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However, a recent investigation reveals that nine of the 50 substances that the Environmental Protection Agency has been tracking since the disaster had amounts that are higher than usual for the region. Included in this is a substance known as acrolein, a colorless liquid used as a biocide to control rodents, plants, algae, fungi, and other organisms.
“Elevated levels of acrolein are consistent with reports of lung and throat irritation,” said Jennifer Richmond-Bryant, an associate professor of practice at the College of Natural Resources who researches how much air pollution people are exposed to. “Acrolein is a temporary irritant, but it can harm over a long period of time.”
The symptoms encountered by the investigators, which included sore throats, headaches, coughing, and nausea, were similar to those that several locals reported following the train crash on February 3 that discharged a mix of dangerous chemicals into the air, water, and land.
The team of investigators that had symptoms was performing a house-to-house investigation close to the derailment, and they promptly alerted federal safety inspectors to their symptoms.
