Update: NC Admits Tests Show Levels of Arsenic Above Drinking Water Standards
But but but... "officials" say the water is safe! Take a lesson from WV, folks -- don't believe them. Stay safe.
http://appvoices.org/2014/02/07/coal-ash-spill-pollutes-dan-river/
Update: NC Admits Tests Show Levels of Arsenic Above Drinking Water Standards
Posted by Sarah Kellogg | February 7, 2014
Updated Feb. 10, 12:45 p.m.
The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported Friday afternoon that their tests from Monday and Tuesday of last week, the days following the Dan River coal ash spill, showed arsenic levels in the Dan River four times higher than the state water quality standards.
This is big news. For five days, the water reports from NC DENR said that arsenic levels were below drinking water standards when they were actually four times greater. Arsenic is a poison that can cause cancer and even death when consumed in high doses or over long periods of time.
An NC DENR employee claims to have accidentally compared the sample results with arsenic standards for aquatic life instead of human drinking water standards. They changed the report on Friday without alerting the public of the mistake. Read more here.
The City of Danville’s water intake is just 20 miles downstream from the spill, but Danville city officials maintain that treated water at the plant did not exceed the arsenic limit on Tuesday.... MORE
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