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Chemical Leak Poses No Immediate Hazard, Says Dupont
Posted Monday, December 22, 2008 ; 03:59 PM | View Comments | Post Comment
Updated Monday, December 22, 2008; 11:57 PM

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The Director of Emergency Services for Kanawha County says phosphoric acid leaked in the water treatment area of the plant.

BELLE -- Officers with the Department of Environmental Protection and DuPont are investigating an afternoon leak at the plant in Belle.

Dupont confirms approximately 48-hundred gallons of 35% phosporic acid spilled when a tank leaked. A large portion of the spill was contained in the storage tank dike, however, some product leaked into the ground and the nearby Kanawha River.

The Director of Emergency Services for Kanawha County says the accident happened in the water treatment area of the plant. We are told there are no immediate environmental concerns to people who work at the plant or live nearby, but the D-E-P will continue to monitor the situation.

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