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regions in Canada were"highly unlikely" to see any impacts from the derailment and suspequent chemical spill.
"Typically, the chemical involved in the controlled release to the air, vinyl chloride, only lasts in the atmosphere for less than 24 hours. With Southern Ontario being directly north and northwest of the event location, and with the prevailing winds being from the west and southwest, it would have been highly unlikely that the region would have seen any effect," the statement said.
that while she expects lung injuries or"additional effects" from East Palestine residents, Ontario residents might not need to worry. "While the toxins could travel in the air towards [southern Ontario], they should have little effect on people locally," Deakin said."These chemicals would travel with the air, but would they be of a sufficient concentration to cause effects at hundreds of kilometres of distance? I don't know if that would be the case. I would think not."
Environment Climate Change Canada also said it's working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to monitor the situation.
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