Mississippi
Could the Mississippi River be impacted by train derailment in Ohio?
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Residents in East Palestine, Ohio, have been nervous about air and water high quality for greater than two weeks after a prepare carrying lethal chemical compounds derailed, releasing dangerous chemical compounds into the air.
Harmful chemical compounds spilled into the air and waterways ― just like the Ohio River. Its basin runs into the Mighty Mississippi River.
The Environmental Safety Company says water in Ohio is protected although residents say they’ve discovered lifeless fish close to waterways.
We’ve had a number of viewers attain out to Motion Information 5 to see if the Mississippi River and our ingesting water could possibly be impacted by the path derailment in Ohio, so we took your considerations to an knowledgeable.
“The Mississippi is so large in quantity that the dilution will assist an entire lot,” stated Dr. Brian Waldron, Director of Middle for Utilized Earth Science and Engineering Analysis on the College of Memphis.
Dr. Waldron says we received’t be impacted and our ingesting water is protected.
“Our analysis on the chemistry of our groundwater close to the Mississippi River doesn’t match that of the Mississippi River,” stated Dr. Waldron. “The Memphis Aquifer, the place we acquired our water from, doesn’t match the Mississippi River, which signifies that we don’t see a connection between the 2.”
Dr. Waldron additionally says Shelby County Emergency Administration has plans in place if a catastrophe like what occurred in Ohio occurs right here.
Officers in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky reopened their Ohio River water intakes Monday after not one of the chemical compounds from the prepare derailment have been detected downriver.
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