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U.S. Steel toxic leak 584 times allowable limit - 300 pounds of hexavalent chromium
Documents: U.S. Steel toxic leak 584 times allowable limitLauren Cross May 5, 2017
PORTAGE — It’s too early to tell what, if any, actions will be taken against U.S. Steel for last month’s toxic release of a cancer-causing chemical into the Burns Waterway near Lake Michigan, IDEM said Wednesday.
The company’s Midwest plant in Portage spilled nearly 300 pounds of hexavalent chromium into the Burns Waterway near Lake Michigan between April 11 and 12 — or 584 times the daily maximum limit allowed under state permitting laws, Indiana Department of Environmental Management documents show.
In the aftermath of the chemical spill in Portage, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring U.S. Steel to take part in long-term water monitoring for hexavalent chromium, a toxic byproduct of industrial processes released hundreds of feet away from Lake Michigan due to a reported equipment failure, an agency spokesperson said this week.
Hexavalent chromium is the same carcinogen that appeared in the 2000 biographical film "Erin Brockovich."
Last month’s chemical spill forced the temporary closure of several area beaches and Indiana American Water’s intake in Ogden Dunes, worrying parkgoers, environmental groups and local elected officials. ..............
The company’s Midwest plant in Portage spilled nearly 300 pounds of hexavalent chromium into the Burns Waterway near Lake Michigan between April 11 and 12 — or 584 times the daily maximum limit allowed under state permitting laws, Indiana Department of Environmental Management documents show.
In the aftermath of the chemical spill in Portage, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring U.S. Steel to take part in long-term water monitoring for hexavalent chromium, a toxic byproduct of industrial processes released hundreds of feet away from Lake Michigan due to a reported equipment failure, an agency spokesperson said this week.
Hexavalent chromium is the same carcinogen that appeared in the 2000 biographical film "Erin Brockovich."
Last month’s chemical spill forced the temporary closure of several area beaches and Indiana American Water’s intake in Ogden Dunes, worrying parkgoers, environmental groups and local elected officials. ..............
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