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hellocutiepye t1_j8xfxq6 wrote

Reply to comment by JimBones31 in Apparently we’re going to get some of the fallout from the Ohio train wreck. Be careful out there! by CombinationSea6976

But it's not still burning, so how is it producing air pollution? I know it's in the water and that has an impact on the food chain, etc.

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JimBones31 t1_j8xi7he wrote

Burning or not, it's still venting out into the air.

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hellocutiepye t1_j8xo1fj wrote

I don't have a technical degree, but do you mean there are trace chemicals in the tanks or soil that are off gassing?

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JimBones31 t1_j8xohuj wrote

Yes. Like, things don't have to be burning to be polluting. If you've ever pumped gasoline and smelled it in the air, that's "venting into the atmosphere" but not burning.

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