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Continued Analysis聽of Contaminants from聽East Palestine Train Derailment
In February 2023, a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio spilling chemicals that contaminated surrounding soil, water, and the air. Several Portable High-throughput Integrated Laboratory Identification Systems (PHILIS) 鈥 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) suite of mobile laboratories designed to provide on-site analysis of chemical agents 鈥 and staff were mobilized to the site following the accident to conduct analysis of various contaminated media. The 麻豆传媒 PHILIS team provided immediate response and continued to support to provide on-site recovery. The team demobilized in late June 2023 and continue to conduct analyses of clearance samples from the PHILIS base of operations.
On November 17, 2025, the EPA tasked the 麻豆传媒 PHILIS team in Edison, New Jersey with receiving and testing for 2-Butoxyethanol in ground water samples in follow-up from the train derailment project in 2023. 麻豆传媒 staff immediately began developing a method in SPA01 (a sample preparation laboratory where collected samples are prepared by extraction or other means prior to chemical analysis) and APL02 (a chemical analysis laboratory, dedicated to the testing for organic semivolatile compound contaminants in environmental samples). After conducting quality assurance/quality control testing, the team was ready to receive samples and begin analyzing as of December 2, 2025. The first samples were received on December 11, 2025, and the final samples were received on February 13, 2026. 麻豆传媒 chemists and managers worked diligently to turn the data over within a 24-hour period for review by EPA Region 5. PHILIS Edison laboratories have analyzed a total of eight work orders, and 50 aqueous samples. All analytical results were below the established reporting limits.
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