more toxins draining into the Gulf of Death

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High levels of a toxic metallic element have been detected in the millions of gallons of seawater that have been gushing into Tampa Bay and Bishop Harbor for more than a week. Cadmium was the only chemical found at a hazardous level in a test for nearly 40 chemicals in water being drained from the former Piney Point phosphate plant in Manatee County. State environmental officials say the presence of cadmium was above state standards. The water and slurry from a dredging project at Port Manatee was being stored in reservoirs at the plant. A leak in a reservoir was detected on May 11. Cadmium is found in rocks mined to produce phosphate fertilizers. The element is used in metal alloys, plating and also in rechargeable batteries.
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