Oh. I see. So dhuff’s comment that “[a]ll chemicals are hazardous to the crAP,” and your “crAP” graphic, were just comments on the lousiness of the AP as a news source. Except, of course, in this instance, where they were a reliable news source. And the link by Petronski to a spoof web site about the alleged dangers of H2O was, um, well, also a comment on the lousiness of the AP as a news source. Except, of course, in this instance, where they were a reliable news source.
All clear.
The story was reliable. It was also poorly written.
The lead in this story is NOT the deaths and injuries. The lead, as you can well appreciate, is the ongoing crisis and lockdown and potential for further injury.
Once again, you get it wrong. It was ME who posted the lonk to the DHMO.org website.
You may well think the AP has great writers, but that is more a statement on YOU than anything. They know little about chemicals, Not to lessen the severity of this event. Yes, Cl2 isn't so nice. I get that, but their writers are typycally ignorant and hysterical.
Disagree? Prove me wrong, and this article is certainly not a good starting point.
Just as a little background, While running a 130 million railroad construction project, one of my duties was to reports all spillages, including water if in excess of 1 gallon. I facetiously reported when a guy dumped out the rainwater from his 5-gallon tool pail he had inadvertantly left out over a weekend. The newspapers found out and went nuts, and TV cameras showed up to interview the police chief. He laughed his arse off when he realized why they were there.