May be too late now but I can say with great certainty if they could /can "smell chlorine". It is very serious. To quantify the threat to water system and ground, soil contamination is nearly impossible without very specific details. Anyone in that area should be taking it very serious. Hydrogen chloride is no joke for inhalation. Hydrochloric acid ingested is very serious and quite serious on contact as well. Not to mention if there is still any unconverted vynil chloride monomer present and in particulate airborn, solid form.
May seem extreme but probably a good idea people decide to stay there get an industrial gas monitor, one for HCI or certain type 4 and 6 gas monitors will work and show the present air detectable in PPM .
May be too late now but I can say with great certainty if they could /can "smell chlorine". It is very serious. To quantify the threat to water system and ground, soil contamination is nearly impossible without very specific details. Anyone in that area should be taking it very serious. Hydrogen chloride is no joke for inhalation. Hydrochloric acid ingested is very serious and quite serious on contact as well. Not to mention if there is still any unconverted vynil chloride monomer present and in particulate airborn, solid form.
May seem extreme but probably a good idea people decide to stay there get an industrial gas monitor, one for HCI or certain type 4 and 6 gas monitors will work and show the present air detectable in PPM .