I’m hearing ppl as far as Canada claim they have had burning eyes/nose, sore throat, and headaches for days. I’m also hearing ppl as close as 15 miles from ground zero saying they are having no symptoms. Lot of contradictory info going around.
No doubt some people are just paranoid, but I'd like to point out that this isn't necessarily contradictory. Direction of spread of the chemicals, and whether they come down from the atmosphere, will depend a lot on weather patterns - wind, rain etc.
Eye irritation, nasal congestion, sore throat and headaches are also subjective and vague/general symptoms that can't be objectively measured or proven falsified.
Burning vinyl chloride produces hydrogen chloride and phosgene. These are toxic. That is a scientific fact. Whether any individual's "symptoms" is actually caused by these is another matter.
No doubt some people are just paranoid, but I'd like to point out that this isn't necessarily contradictory. Direction of spread of the chemicals, and whether they come down from the atmosphere, will depend a lot on weather patterns - wind, rain etc.
Eye irritation, nasal congestion, sore throat and headaches are also subjective and vague/general symptoms that can't be objectively measured or proven falsified.
Kind of like long COVID symptoms.
Burning vinyl chloride produces hydrogen chloride and phosgene. These are toxic. That is a scientific fact. Whether any individual's "symptoms" is actually caused by these is another matter.