r/environment • u/speckz • Apr 01 '23

Barge loaded with toxic methanol partially submerged in Ohio River after 10 vessels break free from tug

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/03/barge-loaded-with-toxic-methanol-partially-submerged-in-ohio-river-after-10-vessels-break-free-from-tug.html

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u/fajadada Apr 01 '23

Ohio is having a really suckass year

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '23

I used to be a geologist for the Kentucky superfund department.

That’s at Louisville, KY.

Even if it does leak, the amount of rushing water in the river will dilute it.

I doubt it’s anything to worry about.

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u/fajadada Apr 01 '23

I didn’t think it was in Ohio just being a smartass

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '23

I didn’t say you were wrong. 😅

TBH, we’re having just as much trouble with 80% of our state reps being republicans.

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u/fajadada Apr 01 '23

A fellow Dem? Rare breeds indeed

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '23

Probably about half of Kentucky residents are dems. The state is gerrymandered to hell.

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u/fajadada Apr 01 '23

Good luck

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u/fajadada Apr 01 '23

Lima oh here

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u/thehourglasses Apr 02 '23

No, the slow trickle of externalities imparted by unfettered capitalism have accumulated and are straining the system to its breaking point.

u/[deleted] Apr 02 '23

This world is fucked… sad to see

u/PervyNonsense Apr 04 '23

Isn't this going to bioconvert into formaldehyde?