State environment regulators in at least one state are looking into reports of a powder in the air and on some automobiles in several areas of the mid-Atlantic United States.
According to a statement released on Friday, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is collaborating with regional and local organisations to gather and analyse samples of the dust-like substance that has been reported in the Eastern Panhandle of the state, about 100 miles west of Washington, D.C.
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Residents reported spotting the chemical throughout several counties late on Thursday night, and the government started an investigation.
On Friday, people in West Virginia, Maryland, and northern Virginia wrote on social media about seeing the powder in the air and on cars.
According to a statement from the Department of Environmental Protection, a state laboratory in West Virginia will test the dust to see if it is connected to recent dust storms in the Midwest. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association satellite photographs taken on Thursday, dust from storms in Texas and New Mexico moved east across Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky.
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In a statement, the Maryland Department of the Environment recognised the reports and stated that dust from Texas and New Mexico was most likely the cause. According to the organisation, clean air from Canada has since arrived due to a change in the wind, and monitoring systems on Friday recorded good air quality.
According to Terry Fletcher, spokesman for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, there is no evidence that the powder is connected to the recent toxic train incident in Ohio. He said that the Northern Panhandle’s continuous air sensors had not detected any air quality issues related to the collision on February 3.
