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Re: Tennessee Train Derailment: 5,000 Residents Evacuated From Maryville

By: Cactus Flower in ALEA | Recommend this post (0)
Thu, 02 Jul 15 8:35 PM | 118 view(s)
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It does have a high toxicity. They would definitely want to extend the perimeter downwind.

But their perimeter is in all directions, which makes me think of explosions. It is identified as a polymerising type of chemical by firefighters.

The vapor pressure is 83 mmHg.


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Re: Tennessee Train Derailment: 5,000 Residents Evacuated From Maryville
By: Down And Out Man in ALEA
Thu, 02 Jul 15 8:28 PM 		Msg. 17098 of 54959 

The recommended perimeter for a spill (rather than a fire) for this material is only 150 feet.

I assume that is for a non-burning spill? (I think the chemical has a fairly low vapor pressure, doesn't it?)

I was assuming high toxicity of the smoke and vapors from a burning spill. But again, I don't know a thing about this chemical so will shut up now.

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