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Toxic Chemical Spill In Sand Creek And The South Platte Through Denver |
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Friday, December 02, 2011 17:37 |
I just learned that there was a toxic refinery spill in the Denver area that has
effected Sand Creek and the South Platte as it runs through Denver. I guess the
oily substance (comprised of benzene and toluene) was found last week and clean
up efforts have been made. The report I just read said that it hasn't had an
immediate negative impact on anything but the posting I had just seen on
facebook that got my attention had a photo of a dead carp. The refinery known
as Suncor produces jet fuel, and other oil based fuels and officials are
concerned that there might be an underground pipe that is leaking large fairly
large amounts of petroleum into the South Platte.
Aside from being an
important drinking water supply this stretch of the river has gained huge
popularity as an urban fishery producing large carp and other warmwater species,
and even large brown trout in certain areas. It would be a massive loss to all
of us if we lost this stretch of river and demands our attention. EPA officials
have given the company 60 days to clean up or else so lets hope they respond
quick and no significant damage is done. Click
Here for the full story I found on google.
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