{"id":1991409,"date":"2023-08-04T19:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T23:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-investigating-as-strange-purple-vapor-billows-out-of-waste-plant\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T19:38:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T23:38:05","slug":"officials-investigating-as-strange-purple-vapor-billows-out-of-waste-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-investigating-as-strange-purple-vapor-billows-out-of-waste-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials probe as mysterious purple vapor emerges from waste plant."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fofficials-investigating-as-strange-purple-vapor-billows-out-of-waste-plant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1991409&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Officials \u2062Investigating\u2064 as Strange Purple Vapor Billows Out of Waste Plant<\/h2>\n<p>For residents of Portland, Maine, \u201cPurple Haze\u201d is not\u200d a Jimi Hendrix tune on the oldies station \u2013 it\u2019s a reality glowing in the sky above a local waste management facility.<\/p>\n<p>On\u200b both Thursday and Friday, a purple\u200b plume rose above the Ecomaine waste management facility in Portland, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/wgme.com\/news\/local\/purple-vapor-continues-to-billow-out-of-ecomaine-waste-management-facility-iodine-tocxic-smoke-pink-haze-maine-maine-department-of-environmental-protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WGME-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ecomaine CEO Kevin Roche says the colored fumes were probably caused by a load of waste that contained iodine, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mainepublic.org\/environment-and-outdoors\/2023-08-03\/iodine-likely-caused-purple-emissions-from-portland-waste-plant-operator-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Public Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although iodine in the air can\u200b be a health hazard,\u2063 the\u2064 waste authority said it does not believe anyone was directly exposed to the fumes, which \u200bwere part of the smoke coming\u2063 up from the facility.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For \u2063the 2nd\u2062 day in\u2063 a row, pink \u201cvapor\u201d is once again billowing from the stack at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ecomaine?\">@ecomaine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it was likely caused by iodine in some of the waste they burn. Lots\u200c of questions today about why it\u2019s still happening &#038; possible health impacts\u2026<\/p>\n<p>(: Jim Doucette) \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KlrqygDjXa\">pic.twitter.com\/KlrqygDjXa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan\u200d Lampariello (@DanWGME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanWGME\/status\/1687461329689284608?\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The first tinges of purple \u2063were noticed Thursday morning at about 9:30 a.m., according to WGME.<\/p>\n<p>Ecomaine said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-investigating-as-strange-purple-vapor-billows-out-of-waste-plant\/\" title=\"Officials probe as mysterious purple vapor emerges from waste plant.\">employees stopped putting trash<\/a> into the incinerator, \u2062and after about two and half \u200bhours,\u2064 the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberal-city-enacts-anti-pollution-order-can-no-longer-burn-wood-fire-stay-warm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purple fumes<\/a> \u200c went away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile vaporized iodine can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-to-spend-10-billion-on-emergency-pandemic-funds-while-admitting-immigrants-who-pose-health-risks\/\" title=\"Democrats to Spend\u00a0 Billion on 'Emergency' Pandemic Funds While Admitting Immigrants Who Pose Health Risks\">pose health risks<\/a> if \u200bdirectly inhaled, it is very unlikely anyone had \u2064direct exposure due to the relatively short time the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-pepper-sprays-man-stalking-him-at-restaurant\/\" title=\"Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Pepper Sprays Man Stalking Him At Restaurant\">incident occurred<\/a>,\u201d Ecomaime\u200d said in its statement, per WGME reporter Dan Lampariello.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yesterday, ecoMaine said it took steps to \u200c\u201ccorrect the situation\u201d within 2 1\/2 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Their \u2064statement: \u200d\u201cWhile vaporized iodine can \u2062pose\u2062 health risks if directly inhaled, it is very unlikely \u200danyone had direct exposure due to the relatively\u2064 short \u2064time the incident occurred\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Lampariello (@DanWGME) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanWGME\/status\/1687461524850307077?\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nate Cronauer, a\u2064 representative of Ecomaine, said that on Friday, workers saw the purple plume at about 8:30 a.m. and stopped burning trash, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2023\/08\/04\/purple-smoke-returns-friday-to-skies-above-by-portland-waste-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland Press-Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re confident it is\u2064 purple vapor coming from a source of iodine that came in through the \u2064waste stream,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the company does not believe anyone was directly \u2062exposed to the fumes.<\/p>\n<p>Maine\u2019s Department of Environmental\u200c Protection is joining in\u200d the hunt \u2062for what\u2019s going on, \u00a0David Madore, a representative of \u2064the agency, said.<\/p>\n<p>Madore said\u200d no prior incidents of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyc-restricts-utensils-napkins-restaurants-fight-climate-change-reduce-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purple fumes<\/a> have taken place \u200bin Maine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Isn\u2019t this how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenKing?\">@StephenKing<\/a> books begin? The\u200d purple smoke was from an \u201ciodine \u200cissue\u201d for the second\u200d day running \u200dat a waste recycling facility near \u200bPortland, Maine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZVW8imYHKk\">pic.twitter.com\/ZVW8imYHKk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexander Hitchen \u2062(@AlexHitchen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexHitchen\/status\/1687463484336840704?\">August 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ecomaine said other facilities that burn waste to create energy have had the issue, and the culprit was\u200c iodine in the chambers where the waste was burned.<\/p>\n<p>The company said \u200dthe incident should \u200bserve \u2064as a \u200dreminder to consumers\u200b to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fire-breaks-green-energy-plant-noxious-smoke-bad-mayor-urges-residents-stay-indoors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dispose of waste<\/a> properly.<\/p>\n<p>The Press-Herald noted that in 2019, a Newark, New Jersey, waste-generating facility experience a similar problem.<\/p>\n<p>The problem \u200cin New Jersey was eventually traced to iodine that had come into the facility from a nearby chemical company.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/officials-investigating-strange-purple-vapor-billows-waste-plant\/\">Officials Investigating as Strange Purple Vapor Billows Out of Waste Plant<\/a> appeared first on\u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>reported that the purple haze was caused by a chemical reaction during the waste incineration process. While some residents found it concerning, Roche assured that the plume was not harmful and met all environmental regulations. 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