| 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
Proposed study would evaluate Rangia clam’s role in oil cleanup
| A clam commonly found in brackish water like that in Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas could help to clean up after devastating oil spills. Researchers at Southeastern Louisiana University are evaluating whether the Rangia clam’s role as a bottom-dwelling filter feeder could make it useful for filtering toxic oil from the water... Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry Also tagged clams, Crude oil, Louisiana, Louisiana Sea Grant, oil, pollution, Rangia clam, research, Sea Grant, Southeastern Louisiana University Leave a comment
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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, Kalamazoo River, Lake Michigan, Michigan, PCBs, pollution, sediment, toxic waters Leave a comment
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Cleanup of Kalamazoo River oil spill will take months
| A series of mandatory tests will soon begin on the oil pipeline that ruptured last month and sent roughly 820,000 gallons of crude oil into a Lake Michigan tributary. When Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Inc.’s line 6B ruptured, oil gushed into a tributary of the Kalamazoo River, which flows directly into Lake Michigan. The.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged EPA, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, pollution, toxic waters Leave a comment
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One of the Midwest’s largest oil spills sparks fears for Lake Michigan
| Roughly 819,000 gallons of tar sands oil spilled into a tributary of Lake Michigan yesterday, making it one of the Midwest’s largest oil spills ever. A damaged pipeline released the oil into a creek along the Kalamazoo River, which flows into Lake Michigan. The leak occurred Monday from a 30-inch pipeline that carries approximately.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, pollution, toxic waters 1 Comment
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