There is an effort to dilute the high-pH water in ditches that was contaminated with the large amount of chemicals that spilled, officials said.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Should the tank at the aerospace facility have exploded or spilled the substance methyl methacrylate, serious harm could have been caused to residents’ respiratory or nervous systems, experts had said.
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