Toxic Chemical Spill Raises Impact Concerns, Is the water safe? Louisville Water monitoring Ohio River after train derailment
Officials decided to conduct a controlled burn of the toxic chemicals contained within the train cars last week to prevent an explosion that could potentially cause more harm.
The train cars contained human carcinogens like vinyl chloride and other toxic chemicals.
The chemicals began negatively impacting the environment, such as causing hundreds of fish to die in the Leslie Run stream in East Palestine, Ohio, and harming various other species, such as foxes, coyotes, and birds.
Local news station WLWT reported on Monday that after the burn began, small amounts of the chemicals were identified in the Ohio River, which winds through or borders Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. It supplies more than 5 million people with drinking water.
Meanwhile, states hundreds of miles away are also evaluating its water source to ensure it remains safe to drink.
On Monday, local news station WAVE 3 also reported that Louisville Water Company doesn’t expect Louisville, Kentucky, to be affected by the chemical spill, but will continue to monitor the situation.
According to an article by Fox News on Monday, West Virginia American Water began enhancing water treatment over the weekend as a precaution against any possible toxic chemicals.
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