So I got home today and thought something was burning. I got online and saw two news articles saying there was a small chemical leak last night.... about 20 miles away from where I am! (yeah, small leak my ass) It reeks, I have a headache and immediately started coughing. Turns out Lubrizol (owned by Warren Buffet) has been leaking chemicals since yesterday. Local news is barely covering it and they retracted the original statement saying it was Hydrogen Sulfide. I cant find many answers since I dont have main stream social media but I would like to know what the fuck I am breathing. Anyone around the area with any info?
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Oh, that makes sense. That's the odorant they put in natural gas that gives it the rotten eggs smell. Just a few drops are really potent. I can't imagine a train car relief valve blowing. I'm surprised they didn't shut down local plants too. That stuff is nasty. No wonder it spread so far downwind.
Yeah.. that part is true from my research. One expert I talked to is still very skeptical and saying that it is potent (he said its a loud smell) but he also said there is no way that a railcar could leak enough to cover that large a radius for over 24 hours. A lot of people are reporting it got stronger at around 3 AM. I am guessing they werent done with their release and started it back up in the middle of the night. It was supposed to rain and never did. Probably planned to release it while it was raining like they usually do and miscalculated. 0 mph winds, 90% humidity and no rain was not what they planned on.