East Palestine Train Derailment Killed More Than 43,000 Fish And Animals, Officials Say - Types Of Gardening

• Natural Resources officials estimate that more than 43,000 animals have died in and around Eastern Palestine, Ohio.
• According to official figures, 38,222 minnows and about 5,550 other species, including fish, shellfish and other amphibians, died during the crash.
• Officials say none of the species killed are endangered.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimates that more than 43,000 animals died in and around East Palestine three weeks after the train derailed.

Officials have been at the scene every day since a train carrying toxic chemicals from South Norfolk derailed on Feb. 3, agency director Mary Merz said Thursday, and she believes any fish that died in the derailment died. instantly.

According to official figures, 38,222 small fish and about 5,550 other species of fish, crustaceans and amphibians died during the crash. The injuries occurred within a five mile radius of the impact site.

None of the species killed are endangered or extinct, Merz said.

“We have not seen additional evidence of aquatic animal suffering due to the inclusion of chemicals,” he said.

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On Thursday morning, the ODNR held a virtual press conference to discuss the implications of the wildlife crash and the chemical burning of vinyl chloride to prevent a possible explosion.

The US Environmental Protection Agency identified four other substances that were released into the air, water, and soil during the crash: butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, and isobutylene.

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There have been isolated reports of animals falling ill or dying in and around eastern Palestine. Sandusky-based law firm Murray & Murray filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern alleging that animals and fish died within 20 miles of the tracks.

A West Virginia University student filming streams in eastern Palestine told Cleveland 19 News he found tens of thousands of dead fish and frogs in the water.

Mertz said the Disaster Management Authority did not see any effects on species that ate or interacted with those killed. The agency received reports of three bird and opossum deaths in the area and sent the animals to the Ohio Department of Agriculture for testing, which found no signs of chemical poisoning.

“We have no reason to believe that wildlife is being killed by the spill,” he said.

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Most of the dead fish were removed from the water.

The Office of Natural Resources Management will continue to monitor environmental impacts during the cleanup. There are no estimates yet of how long it will take for the ecosystem to recover.

How did the ODNR calculate water deaths in East Palestine?

Meretz said ODNR officials arrived in East Palestine the morning after the crash to inspect the waterways and determine their impact on aquatic life. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency told ODNR officials that entering the water without proper equipment is extremely dangerous. In response, ODNR consulted with Ecology, an environmental consulting firm already on site, to contain the spill.

Ecology used the ODNR water analysis criteria for dead aquatic species. They set up four collection stations and collected data on February 6 and 7.

Officials previously said they found about 3,500 dead fish, including 12 different species, in local streams. Merz said the estimate was based on visual observations and that the confirmed sample consisted of 2,938 aquatic species, slightly below the original estimate.

The ODNR wildlife researchers then used a scientific sample count to determine the total number of aquatic species that died.

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