Saturday, December 1, 2012

New Jersey Train Derailment Tips Tankers, Sickens Dozens

Associated Press

PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) —A freight train derailed Friday on a railroad bridge that has had problems before, toppling tanker cars partially into a creek and causing a leak of hazardous gas (vinyl chloride) that was blamed for sickening dozens of people, authorities said. Details here.


2 comments:

Toxicologist Richard Parent said...

"Vinyl chloride is a carcinogen, really bad stuff."

Ajlounyinjurylaw said...

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that an over hundred-year-old bridge that has at least three trains a day rolling over it and has displayed a problem before 'might' have needed some serious consideration.

Climate change past the point of no return, UN says, as worst impacts are now unavoidable

CBC  News Global warming guaranteed to exceed 1.5 C limit and stay that way for 'many, many decade s.'           The Thunderhill Lak...