Questão 17 - UNIEVA Medicina 2023/2

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Ohio Train Derailment: Separating Fact From Fiction

 

The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train that spilled toxic chemicals and led to a controlled burn of the substances in East Palestine, Ohio, has become one of the highest-profile — and most politicized — incidents of its kind in the United States in recent years. Frightened residents in the town of 4,700 have complained about various ailments in the weeks after the train wreck, which took place on February 3rd, and are worried about long-term health consequences.

Officials have said repeatedly that they have yet to detect dangerous levels of chemicals in the air or municipal water. Still, some experts have said that the authorities have not tested in enough places or for a broad enough range of substances.

About 20 of the approximately 150 train cars en route from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania., were carrying hazardous materials, according to a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The contaminants spilled into some waterways and affected about seven and a half miles of stream, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. By Feb. 8, the spill had killed an estimated 3,500 fish. Officials used dams to divert clean water around contaminated areas.

The E.P.A. has ordered the Norfolk Southern Train Company to clean up any resulting contamination and pay all the costs

Disponível em: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/us/ohio-train-derailmenteast-palestine.html. Acesso em: 07 mar. 2023 [Adaptado].

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