Precipitation carried toxic emissions to as many as 16 states after the February 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that triggered a blaze of hazardous chemicals, according to an environmental study.
Measurements of the chemical compounds found in precipitation showed that the area affected spanned from the Midwest through the Northeast, according to a study by scientists with the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) at the University of Wisconsin.
