Vinyl chloride gas is one thing and bad enough. If memory serves me correctly, one of the combustion products of v/c is phosgene gas which is nerve agent that was used in WW1 and will drop you in your tracks. I used to work for a state "EPA" in a nearby state who were Nazi a-holes with industrial emissions, but when it came to "accidental" releases, they were idiots, cowards and liars. I'd expect the same in OH. In theory, dispersion modeling could be applied to give you some idea, but with the scale of this one I'd think any "good" news would be hard to find, if not nonexistent. Pray for Ohio...
Yea I think it is the chlorine part that breaks down to to Phosgene gas when heated to high temps. There are a few cases of welders cleaning parts with chlorinated brake cleaner. When they begin welding they get a plume of phosgene under the mask and drops them from just one breath.
Vinyl chloride gas is one thing and bad enough. If memory serves me correctly, one of the combustion products of v/c is phosgene gas which is nerve agent that was used in WW1 and will drop you in your tracks. I used to work for a state "EPA" in a nearby state who were Nazi a-holes with industrial emissions, but when it came to "accidental" releases, they were idiots, cowards and liars. I'd expect the same in OH. In theory, dispersion modeling could be applied to give you some idea, but with the scale of this one I'd think any "good" news would be hard to find, if not nonexistent. Pray for Ohio...
Yea I think it is the chlorine part that breaks down to to Phosgene gas when heated to high temps. There are a few cases of welders cleaning parts with chlorinated brake cleaner. When they begin welding they get a plume of phosgene under the mask and drops them from just one breath.
They sure are not going to be in any sort of rush to begin any detailed conversation concerning what is going on.