[net-gold] DISASTERS: CHEMICAL SPILLS : RIVERS : WATER : UNITED STATES: STATES: WEST VIRGINIA: West Virginians to be Without Water for Days Because of Chemical Spill
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- Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 22:46:58 -0500 (EST)
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DISASTERS: CHEMICAL SPILLS :
RIVERS :
WATER :
UNITED STATES: STATES: WEST VIRGINIA:
West Virginians to be Without Water for Days Because of Chemical Spill
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West Virginians to be Without Water for Days Because of Chemical Spill
By David Zucchino
January 11, 2014, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/
la-na-nn-west-virginia-chemical-spill-20140111,0,6604147.story
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/oboqoep
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. For the third straight day, with more ahead, about
300,000 residents of West Virginia were unable to use their tap water
because a chemical solvent leaked into the areas water supply Thursday.
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As authorities on Saturday worked to flush pipes that supply water to
Charleston and nine counties in the state, officials said it will take
several days to properly test the water to ensure it is safe to drink.
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I would think were talking days, West Virginia American Water Company
president Jeff McIntyre told reporters Saturday afternoon. The timeline
will vary depending on location and customer demand on the states largest
water utility.
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An emergency order against using the tainted water has all but shut down
Charleston, the state capital, where schools, restaurants and businesses
were told to close late Thursday. Downtown Charleston remained dark and
shuttered Saturday.
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McIntyre said the order will not be lifted until tests confirm levels
lower than one part per million of the chemical foaming agent
4-methylcyclohexane methanol. That is the level set by federal
environmental and health standards for safe human consumption.
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Thousands of residents lined up in a driving rain Saturday morning to
collect bottled water or to fill containers with drinking water supplied
by emergency management agencies. The West Virginia Army National Guard
had delivered 1.4 million liters of water by Saturday, Guard commanders
said, with another 1.6-million liters on the way.
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State and federal agencies continued to investigate how the chemical, used
in processing coal, spilled out of a containment tank Thursday morning
into the Elk River about a mile upstream from the water companys treatment
facility.
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Exposure to 4-methylcyclohexane methanol can cause nausea, dizziness,
vomiting and eye and skin irritation, authorities said. The emergency
order issued by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin advises residents not to use tap
water for drinking, bathing, brushing teeth or washing dishes or clothes.
Not even boiling the water will make it safe, authorities said.
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At least 73 people reported to emergency departments complaining of skin
irritation, nausea or vomiting, but only a handful were admitted to
hospitals, said Karen Bowling of the state Department of Health and Human
Resources.
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Weve had a lot of worried-well calls, said Dr. Rahul Gupta of the
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department. He said calls from people
complaining of ailments linked to the water have dropped sharply since
Friday.
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