I posted 2-days ago:

"There is indeed a good probability that the waterways will be contaminated. I'm more concerned with the Butyl acrylate, Ethylhexyl acrylate, and Ethylene glycol monobutyl that spilled getting into the waterways. The long term effect of these chemicals getting into the water table is very troublesome. These 3 chemicals are liquids, which if not dealt with immediately and thoroughly, would get into the ground water and affect the water shed.

Consider the 6 train cars of vinyl chloride though. Vinyl chloride is a monomer and becomes a gas at only 8 degrees Fahrenheit. In addition, these cars were ignited which causes this chemical to disassociate into H2, Cl, and CO in the air. Hence, the black column of smoke rising into the sky. The H2 and Cl can easily form airborne hydrochloric acid and Phosphene (COCl2) is another gas that's created from burning chemicals like this. Depending on many factors, the HCL will precipitate in rain droplets making acid rain.

To me, the immediate danger lies in the fallout from this toxic cloud that people downwind will be exposed to. The contamination of the water shed will be a factor for years to come."

I am not a rocket scientist....And I don't have to be. Neither do you to predict what will happen.

Then yesterday, the AZ nitric acid truck spill occurred. I said the following:

"I can't believe there isn't a better solution than what is being provided here for a chemical accident like this. Is it wrong to suggest the emergency response here borderlines on ineptness? How about investing in minutemen 'crack' chemical spill teams instead of SWAT? Let's equip them with 'military' style armaments for neutralizing hazardous spills. Yes, there's a little 'play' on the wording here. From all the hazardous spills of late, it sounds like its time has come for every city to have a well developed minuteman chemical response teams.

There are chemical agents for neutralizing these toxins. I provide examples for the nitric acid spill. There are neutralizing agents for vinyl chloride too. Why is there no prepared response team for this? The EPA is politicized and inept, State governments are wrongly dependent on federal disaster funding. This is all aftermath damage control. Why wouldn't State governments be prescient enough to foresee disasters like this occurring?

Again, who approved the torching of the chemical spill in East Palestine? We will soon find out. I am betting OH Governor DeWine approved it. Dewine is a lawyer.... Lawyers tend to put their finger up there asses to gauge which way the wind is blowing. In this case, burning the toxins was getting rid of a problem that might of involved a quick chemical response team that he undoubtedly didn't have. Instead, he sits on his hands complaining the federal government isn't providing disaster funds. Time delayed is killing a growing number of people.