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RE: [RC] Graniteville train wreck. - Laurie UnderwoodEd, thanks for this post. I live not too far from the wreck. Our training grounds are probably 5 miles away, as the crow flies. And I wondered about the long-term affects of chlorine gas on the groundwater, given that there are fish kills in nearby Horse Creek. If I understand it correctly, chlorine gas reacts with water and becomes hydrochloric acid, which is why it is toxic to all living things. I wondered if that would affect our drinking water at Hitchcock Woods (training grounds). Drinking water for the Town of Graniteville is piped in from another source, so I didn't think they'd have any problems. So far there are eight confirmed deaths and last time I checked, they had not yet been able to get into the mills and surrounding homes to check for casualties. The NTSB is investigating and they say the final report will not come out for a year or so. It is unclear if the switch was fault, if it was tampered with or if the crew of the parked train failed to switch the rails back to the main line. Whatever happened, it is horrible news. Laurie Underwood -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sisu West Ranch Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 12:51 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Graniteville train wreck. I just pulled up some newspaper articles on this accident. First, the bad news. The chemical released was Chlorine gas. Chlorine forms a pale yellow/green cloud. It huggs the ground and kills or injures all living things. That is the reason it was used as a war gas in WWI. It produces burns to the eyes, skin and lungs. If you survive the initial effects you will have chemical pneumonia and possible long term scaring to the lungs. Now for the good news. The chemical released was Chlorine gas. Chlorine quickly reacts with whatever is in the envirornment and becomes harmless. There will be no long term effects on the area. Ed Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower Road Victor, MT 59875 (406) 642-9640 ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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