Thursday, 1. March 2007
Topic: NEWS english - on March 1, 2007 at 12:09:00 PM CET
8,000 gallons of toxic chemicals spill into Ohio River
Lt. Wayne Chapman of the U.S. Coast Guard said the barge, owned by Kirby Marine, hit the wicket dam, which is a type of movable dam, near Brookport and began leaking cumene, a solvent used to produce other chemicals.
So far, officials said, there's no threat to public drinking water. Water intake stations along the river have not reported finding the chemical in their systems, Chapman said.
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