Will a ICP test work for East Palestine?

[SauceyReef]

Hello! I live in Ohio pretty close to the East Palestine chemical spill. A couple people in my house have been having severe lung/chest problems since a few days after the derailment. Of course, the EPA is saying there is absolutely no chemicals in any of their tests, but being reef and water enthusiasts - we want to test for ourselves.

Would an ICP test on the creek or drinking water do the job, and test for Vinyl Chloride, Phosgene Gas, Hydrogen Chloride, Butyl acrylate, or the other chemicals supposed to have been released?


I am not exactly sure where to post this - @admins please move if necessary.

 

[KStatefan]

I would think you would want to send a sample to a drinking water test lab.

 

[T-J]

None of the companies that do ICP testing would test for those chemicals.

 

[SauceyReef]

I would think you would want to send a sample to a drinking water test lab.

I assumed ICP was a drinking water test lab lol. I have never gotten an ICP test on my reef, but I heard from others here it will basically test for any chemical/element in the water column.

 

[KStatefan]

I assumed ICP was a drinking water test lab lol. I have never gotten an ICP test on my reef, but I heard from others here it will basically test for any chemical/element in the water column.

ICP is a test method that is used multiple places When you asked I assumed you were talking about sending to one of the reef ICP companies.

Something like this is what I was talking about https://etrlabs.com/product/premium-water-test/

maybe Russ @Buckeye Hydro could help with recommending a lab to do water test

 

[CookieRdReef]

I thought this a few days ago after seeing it on the news. I would do it.