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What's in the foul-smelling floodwater left behind?</h1> </div> <div class="card-footer flex-container-row flex-mobile-column align-items-center"> <div class="byline-container flex-container-row align-items-center"> <div class="byline-image-container hidden-mobile spaced spaced-right spaced-sm"> <div class="byline-image"> <a aria-label="http://www.latimes.com/resizer/4Tc6iUp6oLBNXwEoplfO9BCqOCE=/32x32/www.trbimg.com/img-533a18ed/turbine/la-bio-ralph-vartabedian" href="/la-bio-ralph-vartabedian-staff.html"> <figure class=""> <div class=" img-container "> <img class="b-lazy full-width" alt="Ralph Vartabedian" data-src="http://www.latimes.com/resizer/qHXWDyKl7oxxHEWsvSuHXCI1ahM=/1400x0/www.latimes.com/resizer/4Tc6iUp6oLBNXwEoplfO9BCqOCE=/32x32/www.trbimg.com/img-533a18ed/turbine/la-bio-ralph-vartabedian" src="/pb/resources/images/tinygif.gif"/> </div> </figure> </a> </div> </div> <div class="byline-timestamp-container flex-container-row flex-tablet-column flex-mobile-column align-items-center"> <div class="byline-wrapper"> <span class="byline">By <a class="uppercase" aria-label="Ralph Vartabedian" href="/la-bio-ralph-vartabedian-staff.html#nt=byline" rel="author"><span class="uppercase">Ralph Vartabedian</span></a> </span> </div> <span class="spaced spaced-right spaced-md hidden-mobile"></span> <div class="timestamp-wrapper "> <span class="timestamp "> Aug 31, 2017 </span> <span class="timestamp spaced spaced-sm spaced-left spaced-right">|</span> <span class="timestamp "> 4:35 PM </span> </div> <div class="timestamp-wrapper"> <span class="timestamp spaced spaced-sm spaced-left spaced-right hidden-mobile hidden-tablet hidden-mobile">|</span> <span class="timestamp">Crosby, Texas</span> </div> </div> </div> <span class="sharebar align-right flex"> <button class="button button-icon button-icon-hover-accent button-icon-accent" aria-label="share on twitter" name="twitter" onclick="window.open( 'https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Harvey+pounded+the+nation%27s+chemical+epicenter.+What%27s+in+the+foul-smelling+floodwater+left+behind%3F&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnation%2Fla-na-houston-chemical-plant-20170831-story.html', 'share_popup', 'height=500,width=650' ); return false;" role="button" data-arctrack="socialShareTwtr" data-referrer="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <i class="fa fa-twitter "></i> </button> <button class="button button-icon button-icon-hover-accent button-icon-accent" name="facebook" aria-label="share on facebook" onclick="window.open( 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnation%2Fla-na-houston-chemical-plant-20170831-story.html&title=Harvey+pounded+the+nation%27s+chemical+epicenter.+What%27s+in+the+foul-smelling+floodwater+left+behind%3F', 'share_popup', 'height=500,width=650' ); return false;" data-arctrack="socialShareFb" data-referrer="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <i class="fa fa-facebook-square "></i> </button> <a class="button button-icon button-icon-hover-accent button-icon-accent" href="mailto:?subject=Harvey%20pounded%20the%20nation%27s%20chemical%20epicenter.%20What%27s%20in%20the%20foul-smelling%20floodwater%20left%20behind%3F&body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnation%2Fla-na-houston-chemical-plant-20170831-story.html" role="button" aria-label="share story via email" data-arctrack="socialShareEmail" data-referrer="" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <i class="fa fa-share "></i> </a> <a class="button button-icon button-icon-hover-accent" aria-label="sign up for LA Times newsletters" href="http://newsletters.latimes.com/"> <i class="fa fa-pencil-square-o"></i> </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pb-container"> </div> </header> <section id="left" class="left guttered width-100"> <div class="wrapper clearfix full pb-feature pb-layout-item pb-f-utilities-lead-art" id="f0j0x78nqP8GJq"> <div class="card card-captioned "> <div class="card-content"> <figure class=""> <div class="full-width img-container aspect-ratio-no-aspect"> <img class="full-width" alt="Harvey pounded the nation&#039;s chemical epicenter. 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Harris County's 26 federal Superfund toxic waste sites may have been affected, including one that contains dioxins from a former paper mill along the San Jacinto River.</p> </div> </div> <div data-type="text" class="card collection-item"> <div class=" card-content "> <div class="mobile-dfp inline-ad-arrow less-spacing hidden-desktop hidden-mobile"> <i class="fa fa-angle-up flex-container-column flex-row-reverse"></i> </div> <p>The fire at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby released organic hydrogen peroxide, which officials said is an irritant but not toxic.</p> </div> </div> <div data-type="text" class="card collection-item"> <div class=" card-content "> <p>Tommy Newsom, who lives about 7 miles from the plant, said he felt fine but wondered what other chemicals might be involved. "Who knows how much of what they're telling us is true?" he said.</p> </div> </div> <div data-type="text" class="card collection-item"> <div class=" card-content "> <p>"I think the wind's in my favor," said Newsom, a 60-year-old port worker, pointing to Texas state and U.S. flags at the entrance to his housing development.</p> </div> </div> <div data-type="text" class="card collection-item"> <div class=" card-content "> <p>Jennifer Sass, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council's health program, said the situation in Houston is a perfect breeding ground for hepatitis and tetanus.</p> </div> </div> <div data-type="text" class="card collection-item"> <div class=" card-content "> <p>"The flood is so large and slow-moving and the area is packed with dirty industries that are poorly regulated. 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        function injectChainDom(id, apiResponse) {
            var element = d.getElementById(id);
            var resources = apiResponse.pageResources || {};
            element.outerHTML = apiResponse.rendering;
            element = d.getElementById(id); //update the element
            var scripts = Array.prototype.slice.call(element.getElementsByTagName("script"));
            for (var i = 0; i < scripts.length; i++) {
                if (scripts[i].src != "") {
                    var s = d.createElement("script");
                    s.setAttribute("src", scripts[i].src);
                    d.body.appendChild(s);
                }
                else {
                    window.pageBuilder._executeAsyncFeatureScripts(scripts[i].innerHTML); //eval isn't evil always.
                }
            }
            for(var file in resources) {
                if(resources.hasOwnProperty(file) && file.endsWith(".js")) {
                    var s1 = d.createElement("script");
                    s1.setAttribute("src", resources[file]);
                    d.body.appendChild(s1);
                }
            }
            window.pageBuilder.chainLoaded(element,apiResponse);
        }
        var url = _context + "/api/v2/render/chain/"+id+"?rid="+_rid+"&contentUri="+_uri;
        window.pageBuilder._getJson(url, function(obj) { injectChainDom(id, obj); });
    };

window.pageBuilder.loadAsyncFeatures = window.pageBuilder.loadAsyncFeatures || function () {
        var d = window.document;
        var scriptsToAdd = [];
        var featuresLoaded = [];
        function injectAsyncFeatures(apiResp){
            for(var fid in apiResp){
                if (!apiResp.hasOwnProperty(fid)) continue;

                var element = d.getElementById(fid);
                var resources = apiResp[fid].pageResources || {};
                element.outerHTML = apiResp[fid].rendering;
                element = d.getElementById(fid); //update the element
                var scripts = Array.prototype.slice.call(element.getElementsByTagName("script"));
                for (var i = 0; i < scripts.length; i++) {
                    if (scripts[i].src != "") {
                        var s = d.createElement("script");
                        s.setAttribute("src", scripts[i].src);
                        d.body.appendChild(s);
                    }
                    else {
                        window.pageBuilder._executeAsyncFeatureScripts(scripts[i].innerHTML); //eval isn't evil always.
                    }
                }
                for(var file in resources) {
                    if(resources.hasOwnProperty(file) && file.endsWith(".js")) {
                        resources[file].forEach(function(src){
                            if (scriptsToAdd.indexOf(src) === -1) { scriptsToAdd.push(src) }
                        });
                    }
                }
                featuresLoaded.push(element);
            }
            scriptsToAdd.forEach(function (src) {
                var s = d.createElement("script");
                s.setAttribute("src", src);
                d.body.appendChild(s);
            });
            featuresLoaded.forEach(function(element){
                window.pageBuilder.featureLoaded(element);
            });
        }
    var url = _context + "/api/v2/async/features?rid="+_rid+"&contentUri="+_uri;
    window.pageBuilder._getJson(url, function(resp) { injectAsyncFeatures(resp)});
};
window.pageBuilder.loadAsyncChains = window.pageBuilder.loadAsyncChains || function () {
        var d = window.document;
        var chains = d.getElementsByClassName("pb-async pb-chain");
        var ids = [].slice.call(chains).map(function (node) { return node.id; });
        ids.forEach(function(id) {
            window.pageBuilder.loadAsyncChain(id);
        });
    };

window.pageBuilder.loadAsync = window.pageBuilder.loadAsync || function(){
        window.pageBuilder.loadAsyncFeatures();
        window.pageBuilder.loadAsyncChains();
};

window.pageBuilder.loadAsync();

</script>