tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post7251420298668542272..comments2024-02-02T22:30:20.736-05:00Comments on Chemical Facility Security News: Greenpeace Targets CollinsPJCoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390039682578324978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-3260078082832954132010-03-27T23:42:05.074-04:002010-03-27T23:42:05.074-04:00My response to Fred's comment can be found at:...My response to Fred's comment can be found at: http://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2010/03/reader-comment-03-24-10-lepc.htmlPJCoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03390039682578324978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9122514974659083342.post-35171519689177022352010-03-24T12:19:02.599-04:002010-03-24T12:19:02.599-04:00It is useful to clarify the risks of chlorine etc....It is useful to clarify the risks of chlorine etc. in risk communication for citizens, PJ, as you did in part re the number of citizens at risk from a chlorine gas release. But the first plume map I ever say, over 20 years ago, from the US Coast Guard, said a chlorine cloud could go 2 miles in 10 minutes. Isn't it interesting that almost never has a Local Emergency Planning Committee ever even considered how fast a Worst Case Scenario toxic cloud can move, much less actually communicate the risk to the citizens? Cleveland's Cuyahoga County LEPC may be the sole exception that proves the rule, with its calculations of "Near Zones" that take account of how fast the local chemical facilities' toxic releases could overwhelm a nearby neighborhood, making virtually impossible either effective Shelter in Place or evacuation. This is one more piece of evidence on how dismally our two federal Right to Know laws have been thwarted by those who want to keep the public in the dark.Fred Millarnoreply@blogger.com