{"680292":{"#nid":"680292","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Months after Georgia chemical plant fire, residents still grapple with health issues","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA chemical plant fire near Atlanta last fall released a toxic plume that disrupted the lives of nearby residents. Many still experience health problems and don\u0027t know what was released in the plume.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EResearchers like\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, say early tests found other chemicals in addition to chlorine in the plume. They found irritants like bromine and isocyanic acid that can cause symptoms like coughing and wheezing. His team is analyzing more air quality data and expects to share the findings in the coming weeks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis might help people know what they\u0027re exposed to in this incident. But more importantly, if ever something like this happens again, we might have better ideas what to look for,\u201d Huey explains.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EA chemical plant fire near Atlanta last fall released a toxic plume that disrupted the lives of nearby residents. Many still experience health problems and don\u0027t know what was released in the plume.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EResearchers like\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/huey-dr-greg\u0022\u003EGreg Huey\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, say early tests found other chemicals in addition to chlorine in the plume. They found irritants like bromine and isocyanic acid that can cause symptoms like coughing and wheezing. His team is analyzing more air quality data and expects to share the findings in the coming weeks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis might help people know what they\u0027re exposed to in this incident. But more importantly, if ever something like this happens again, we might have better ideas what to look for,\u201d Huey explains.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-02-06 16:52:54","changed_gmt":"2025-02-07 14:01:10","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"NPR","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/01\/29\/nx-s1-5252810\/months-after-georgia-chemical-plant-fire-residents-still-grapple-with-health-issues","dateline":{"date":"2025-01-29T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2025-01-29T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"193982","name":"BioLab"},{"id":"175593","name":"School  of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}