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On Dec 2, 12:29 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
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And here we have it folks. A classic case of the alarmist
extremist. Note there is no definition of what constitutes a "toxic
spill". Today, when there is a vehicle accident on the highway and
gas or diesel fuel is released, it's considered a toxic spill.
But is it a big deal and environmental disaster? Of course not.
Depending on the location, it might be an immediate threat to public
health.
I will not give you the obvious examples because your reason for being
in
this discussion is to disagree.
The point is that environmental fear mongering alarmists like to use
words likie "toxic spill" to scare people. A spill from a simple car
accident of fuel or antifreeze isn't what most people would think of
when they hear toxic spill, yet today it qualifies and clean up crews
are routinely dispatched and the incident logged.

Do you think they should NOT be dispatched?
For the most part, yes, I think that as well--it's massive overreaction.

Train car of benzene, sure -- car wreck w/ a hole punched in the
radiator...ummhhh, not so much...


Great! We have a chemist in the discussion. Why is it illegal to dump these
things into a hole in the ground?

That's controlling a deliberate act rather than results of a minor accident.

Separate question: Tanker filled with diesel fuel - what do YOU think
should be done if there's an accident and the whole load spills onto a
highway?

Offload as much as possible, and pick up what can be, of course.
Full-body HAZMAT suits and the whole deal they've turned it into as a
welfare program for the emergency response lobby--leave it home or send
it back as soon as determine what it was. If it's in a rural area,
easiest solution of the residual would typically be to simply burn it
off, controlling the perimeter.

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