I doubt you have watched it or you might actually of grasped what i was getting at. Thingslike below minimum fines being handed out, no testing or inspections, relying on company info instead of doing independent tests.
Rather way I give links to the other aspects not all tied to the failings of the bureaucracy and politics.
I doubt you have watched it or you might actually of grasped what i was getting at.
Poor and limited presentation on your part is not my problem. I simply gave some links to the incident (you didn't), nothing more. I thought that was obvious and rather the point.
Your links are mostly about the river,
Yes, thank you for summarizing the obvious that I was not presenting what I expected you to be presenting. Side two of the same coin.
And best of all telling people that although the water had a smell it was perfectly safe, yet not one of them would even take a sip
Yes, ignorance and paranoia combined are not suitable for making good policies. (Rather what's actually being stripped out of our EPA now and for good reason.)
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Threat to human health[edit]
The chemical released was "crude
MCHM," which was intended for use as a foaming/wash agent to aid in the processing of
coal.
[13] Little is known about MCHM's potential effects on human health, nor about its effects on aquatic environments. While its manufacturer, Eastman Chemical Company, is required by law to produce a
safety data sheet (SDS), much of the information in the data sheet is incomplete, according to a report by the Christian Science Monitor.
[6] Contaminated water smelled sweet, resembling
licorice.
[4] According to the
American Association of Poison Control Centers, if consumed the chemical may provoke the following symptoms:
nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headaches,
diarrhea, reddened/burning skin and/or eyes, itching, and rashes.
[13][33] The
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists stated that MCHM caused headaches, eye and skin irritation, and difficulty breathing from prolonged exposures at high concentrations.
[4]
Both health and company officials have stated the chemical consumption is not known to be fatal, even if consumed in its purest form. The chemical leaked was highly diluted due to the large amount of water involved; however, due to the potential health effects, authorities advised over 300,000 residents in surrounding communities to avoid utilizing the water for cooking, drinking, or bathing.
[13] Because shipment of MCHM is not regulated by the
United States Department of Transportation, it was not being considered "hazardous" by emergency response and environmental protection officials.
[33] However, under the regulatory standards of the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, MCHM is considered "hazardous."
[33] The chemical's manufacturer,
Eastman Chemical Company, identified it as a "skin irritant that could be potentially harmful if ingested."
[6] The Eastman Chemical Company's
material safety data sheet for crude MCHM identifies hazards, included skin and eye irritation, and at elevated temperatures, irritation of the eyes and of the respiratory tract.
[34]
The
median lethal dose of MCHM is 825 milligrams per kilogram of body mass, when tested in rats.
[33]
Care to do the numbers on how much 'smelly water a~ 2 PPM) you have to drink to get to that potentially lethal dose? My guess is you will literally die of hyponatremia way before that.
Your views in this thread already rather make my point for the necessity of showing the second side to things you like bring up. You like to spin things a bit too far to the left while ignoring reality too often.
