| Ten months after the Kalamazoo River oil spill, cleanup continues, and residents continue to express concern about spill-related health hazards. The oil spill occurred in July 2010, polluting Talmadge Creek and more than 30 miles of the Kalamazoo River. It was estimated 843,000 gallons of oil leaked from the pipeline. Deb Miller,.. Read more |  |
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Health concerns persist after Kalamazoo River oil spill
Oil may soon be gone, but tons of PCB-contaminated sediment remain in Kalamazoo River
| Long before the Kalamazoo River was flooded with roughly 1 million gallons of crude oil this summer, it was already listed as a Great Lakes Area of Concern for a much more widespread problem. When Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Inc.’s line 6B ruptured, oil gushed into a tributary of the Kalamazoo River, which flows directly.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged EPA, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, Michigan, oil spill, PCBs, pollution, sediment, toxic waters Leave a comment
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