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Tanks in West Virginia leak not in compliance months before, official says
Source: Associated Press
Tanks in West Virginia leak not in compliance months before, official says
Associated Press in Charleston
theguardian.com, Monday 10 February 2014 17.27 GMT
A federal safety official says tanks at the facility that spilled chemicals into a major water supply in West Virginia were not necessarily in compliance with standards months before the leak.
US chemical safety board chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso told a congressional panel Monday that Freedom Industries ordered its own review of its tanks last October.
Environmental consultants found storage units at the Charleston location were “not necessarily” in full compliance with Environmental protection agency and industry standards.
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Associated Press in Charleston
theguardian.com, Monday 10 February 2014 17.27 GMT
A federal safety official says tanks at the facility that spilled chemicals into a major water supply in West Virginia were not necessarily in compliance with standards months before the leak.
US chemical safety board chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso told a congressional panel Monday that Freedom Industries ordered its own review of its tanks last October.
Environmental consultants found storage units at the Charleston location were “not necessarily” in full compliance with Environmental protection agency and industry standards.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/10/west-virginia-leak-not-in-compliance