East Palestine, Ohio train disaster in numbers
5 rail cars released Vinyl Chloride, a flammable, colorless liquified gas that causes liver, brain, and lung cancer
– 28° Celcius / 82° Fahrenheit is required for Vinyl Chloride to become slightly water soluble
- None of the waterways there have ever hit a sustained 28° C / 82°F in history
– 1 waterway was directly impacted – the Leslie Run. It feeds the Little Beaver Creek, a tributary to the Ohio River
– 5 million Americans get water from the Ohio River
– 74 million Americans get water from the various tributaries and outlets of the Ohio River, which feeds the Mississippi River
– 1 billion+ animals of varying types – livestock and wildlife – depend on these waterways for life
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