The 6 Most Terrifying Facts About the Chemical Spill Contaminating West Virginia’s Drinking Water

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15. I Question Some of This

Simply good accounting practices would know how much there was, and now how much is left. The spill should be accurate to within a few hundred pounds, which for this solvent would only be around 60 gallons.

So, they should be SURE if it was no more than 5000 gallons, not merely confident.

What is described in item 3 is a CRIME. It is an EPA law that requires community and agency notification in the event of a spill.

As to #4, Right to Know mandates that every employee have access to all hazard and handling requirements and be trained yearly to confidently know where those documents reside, how to access them, and that they understand the covered chemicals. This is an OSHA law. There is no way that people at that plant would not understand enough to answer questions about it. Sounds like obfuscation to me.

This sounds like one really shabby company. Ignorant of their own processes, the chemicals they use, and willful neglect of the law. Gee, where can i get an applicaton?