PVC pipe chemical found in waterBy Nita Birmingham (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Friday, August 1, 2008
A chemical used to make PVC pipe was detected in water that overflowed a retention basin Thursday at a Charleston plant, but it didn't create an environmental or health hazard, the company's director of communications said. Rhodia, a specialty chemicals company, shut down production Thursday morning when a problem was detected in its fire water supply system, said David Klucsik, director of communications for Rhodia of North America. The malfunction discharged clean water into a retention basin on the plant site at 2151 King St. Extension. Ethylene dichloride residue is in the basin. The discharge, coupled with rainfall, caused the basin to overflow, Klucsik said. The water went into the marshland on the Ashley River side, Klucsik said. It's unlikely the chemical would have reached the river in detectable amounts, he said. The company notified the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, Klucsik said. |
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Posted by zoomru on August 1, 2008 at 8:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
KUDOS .....for WHAT?
That's right......coming forward and getting out in front and not hiding. Calling DHEC and the POST !! Hopefully steps may need to be made in observing the retention level; but MOTHER NATURE....is ...MOTHER NATURE. Hopefully all testing and records will be published and on the WEB. Heck ..they may already be available and all the citizens need is a LINK.
Gov. Sanford...all companies should have links back to DHEC tying in all monitoring and testing and thresh-hold results. This is really common sense; unless you want to "LAY LOW" !