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GGoss

(1,273 posts)
Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:26 PM Feb 2023

For Those Doubting The Authenticity Of The Colored Water In East Palestine, OH




Ohio Emergency Management Agency - East Palestine Update - 2/27/23

Sediment Washing

The process of sediment washing has begun in both Sulphur Run and Leslie Run.

Much of the contamination remaining in these waterways is attached to the sediment in the creek beds, which is why contaminants can be seen rising to the surface of the water when the ground beneath the water is disturbed.

A private contractor has finished the first round of sediment washing, and the second round started today. The process involves disturbing the sediment to release the contaminants to the surface of the water, and the contaminants are then removed from the water by vacuum trucks.

Additional rounds of sediment washing may take place in the future.

Contaminated Waste Removal

Following a one-day pause of waste removal ordered by the U.S. EPA, Norfolk Southern has resumed removing contaminated soil and liquid from the train derailment site. The U.S. EPA today also identified Ross Incineration Services in Grafton, Ohio, and Heritage Environmental Services in Roachdale, Indiana, as licensed hazardous waste disposal facilities that can take contaminated waste from the derailment site.

Solid Waste...



Link: https://ema.ohio.gov/media-publications/news/022723-east-palestine-update

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For Those Doubting The Authenticity Of The Colored Water In East Palestine, OH (Original Post) GGoss Feb 2023 OP
No matter where they take the spoils the contamination will continue. Hope22 Feb 2023 #1

Hope22

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1. No matter where they take the spoils the contamination will continue.
Tue Feb 28, 2023, 02:34 PM
Feb 2023

Looks like they’ve decided a facility a stones throw from Sandusky Bay/ Lake Erie is a good dumping ground. It’s pretty clear we live in a toxic sewer.

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