from another WNJ article i learn that from DE City now, the Federal Gov't is planning to ship up to 20 railcars of deadly chemicals from an abandoned chemical plant (Metachem! do you like that name?) to a chemical plant in El Carmen, Mexico. trainloads of killer chemicals crossing the country every which way, eh? in Delaware these cubes of stuff are toxic waste; for purposes of shipping them to Mexico they have been declared "a product." why is the plant in Delaware City abandoned? the owners declared bankruptcy and just walked off and left what amounts to a huge superfund site. it gets better and better too - before Metachem the plant was owned by Standard Chlorine of DE, which produced ingredients used to make Agent Orange! you remember Agent Orange fondly, don't you?
so, perhaps my grandchildren, nieces, nephews, won't be frolicking in the waves at Delaware's beaches this summer. those waves look lovely, they soothe my soul, but they're Toxic Soup, baby. any question why this state has one of the highest cancer rates in the country?
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What worries me the most about these two stories is the actual transporting of the materials, especially the VX!
indeed the transporting is worrisome. for a multitude of reasons. a lot of people can be affected, by accidents, hijacking, leaks, fumes, etc. for those of us who get to live here in this poisonous state, however, it's hard to know what to worry about first. or most. or longest.
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