Zhang said there was no indication of an impact on New York's air, despite the state being downwind. “What's happening in Ohio, those are isolated, a short duration event, not as a big power plant, running 24/7, continuously, right,” he said.
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The investigators' symptoms included sore throats, headaches, coughing and nausea – consistent with what some residents experienced after the February 3 train derailment that released a cocktail of hazardous chemicals into the air, water and soil.
No injuries or deaths were reported. Residents within a one-mile radius of the derailment were evacuated as officials noted that over a dozen cars carrying vinyl chloride, a carcinogenic chemical, were involved in the derailment and could have been exposed to the fire.
A recent train derailment in Ohio has sparked environmental concerns across the country. The train carried hazardous chemicals, raising concerns for wildlife, fish, and water quality. The train derailment led to a significant fire, which officials decided to let burn.
Concentrations of a chemical irritant called acrolein near the derailment site in late February were up to six times higher than normal, the study found. Soon after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, a team of researchers began roving the small town in a Nissan van.