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This Is What It Looks Like When 100,000 Gallons Of Coal Waste Spill Into A West Virginia Stream
By Kiley Kroh
on February 12, 2014
on February 12, 2014 
"This Is What It Looks Like When 100,000 Gallons Of Coal Waste Spill Into A West Virginia Stream"
A pipe break at a Patriot Coal preparation site spewed more than 100,000 gallons of coal slurry into a waterway near Charleston, WV on Tuesday.
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“When this much coal slurry goes into the stream, it wipes the stream out,” said Randy Huffman, Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection.
Tuesday’s spill did not occur near a drinking water intake, an area of particular concern for nearby residents as the safety of their water supply remains a concern more than one month after a massive chemical spill contaminated the water for 300,000 West Virginians. Coal slurry contains a range of toxic substances, including chemicals used to wash the coal and heavy metals, like iron, manganese, aluminum and selenium.
Here are some images from the spill:
CREDIT: Foo Conner/@iwasaround
CREDIT: Foo Conner/@iwasaround
CREDIT: Foo Conner/@iwasaround
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