Mcdohl337 t1_j9t8j3c wrote on February 24, 2023 at 11:51 AM Reply to ELI5: Why did Norfolk Southern decide to burn all of the chemicals in the detailed train cars instead of just pumping them out into a different container? by [deleted] Chemicals often need to be uncontaminated to be used for their intended purpose, and being spilled onto the ground would result in all sorts of contamination. Permalink 0
Mcdohl337 t1_j9t8j3c wrote
Reply to ELI5: Why did Norfolk Southern decide to burn all of the chemicals in the detailed train cars instead of just pumping them out into a different container? by [deleted]
Chemicals often need to be uncontaminated to be used for their intended purpose, and being spilled onto the ground would result in all sorts of contamination.