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Hurricane Harvey's Toxic Impact Deeper than Public told

posted by mrpg on Saturday March 24 2018, @01:35PM   
from the nothing-to-see-here-read-the-summary dept.

"exec" writes:

A toxic onslaught from the nation's petrochemical hub was largely overshadowed by the record-shattering deluge of Hurricane Harvey as residents and first responders struggled to save lives and property.

More than a half-year after floodwaters swamped America's fourth-largest city, the extent of this environmental assault is beginning to surface, while questions about the long-term consequences for human health remain unanswered.

[...] In all, reporters catalogued more than 100 Harvey-related toxic releases—on land, in water and in the air. Most were never publicized, and in the case of two of the biggest ones, the extent or potential toxicity of the releases was initially understated.

Hurricane Harvey's toxic impact deeper than public told

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• Re:sickening (Score: 3, Informative) by Taibhsear on Monday March 26 2018, @05:21PM

  by Taibhsear (1464) on Monday March 26 2018, @05:21PM (#658535)

  That would be illegal. The chemical factory would likely be considered a "Large Quantity Generator." There are regulations for how long you can store waste or hazardous products.
  https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/categories-hazardous-waste-generators [epa.gov]

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