Last year’s toxic train derailment is East Palestine affected the atmosphere in up to 16 states, according a recent study.

From The Epoch Times. Precipitation carried toxic emissions to as many as 16 states after the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that triggered a blaze of hazardous chemicals, according to an environmental study.

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Measurements of the chemical compounds found in precipitation showed that the area impacted spanned from the Midwest through the Northeast, according to a study by scientists with the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) at the University of Wisconsin.

The chemical debris could have traveled as far north as Canada and as far south as North Carolina, according to the study, published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Environmental Research Letters. The study found high chloride concentrations and pH levels.

“The robust measurements of the NADP network clearly show that the impacts of the fire were larger in scale and scope than the initial predictions, and likely due to the uplift from the fire itself entraining pollutants into the atmosphere,” the study said. …

‘Volatile Organic Compounds’

The accident, at 9 p.m. on February 3, 2023, involved approximately 50 train cars, including 38 that derailed, the study said.

Eleven of the derailed cars were carrying “volatile organic compounds (VOCs)” that included vinyl chloride, the study said, that burned for several days, leading to reports of contaminated water and noxious odors, the study said. …

The [NADP] collects precipitation samples weekly from about 260 sites in North America.

“Using these measurements, we examined the precipitation chemistry and wet deposition of precipitation acidity and selected inorganic constituents for indication of the accident areal impact on atmospheric chemistry,” the study said.

NADP compared data from the previous 11 years to the week of the train derailment and the following week. …

The 30 samples from NADP sites in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and New York, indicated that contamination had directly impacted those areas. …

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(Excerpt from The Epoch Times. Photo Credit: National Transportation Safety Board)