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More than 8,000 gallons of hazardous material spills in a Bucks County creek near the Delaware River
(link) https://www.inquirer.com/news/toxic-spill-delaware-river-otter-creek-bucks-county-20230325.html
More than 8,000 gallons of a hazardous solution have spilled into Otter Creek near the Delaware River in Bristol Borough, Bucks County, officials said late Saturday, and the total potentially could reach 12,000 gallons.
The Coast Guard said the spill of what it described as a water-soluble “latex finishing material” was reported about 11:40 p.m. Friday. Cleanup operations are underway, and the Coast Guard was urging people to stay away from the area. It said it had received no reports of harm to wildlife.
The Coast Guard did not identify the source of the spill, but other news outlets reported that it was the Trinseo chemical plant. The Coast Guard said the source “has been secured and is under investigation.”
Agencies involved the investigation include the EPA, NOAA, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the state Fish and Boat Commission, the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard said the spill of what it described as a water-soluble “latex finishing material” was reported about 11:40 p.m. Friday. Cleanup operations are underway, and the Coast Guard was urging people to stay away from the area. It said it had received no reports of harm to wildlife.
The Coast Guard did not identify the source of the spill, but other news outlets reported that it was the Trinseo chemical plant. The Coast Guard said the source “has been secured and is under investigation.”
Agencies involved the investigation include the EPA, NOAA, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the state Fish and Boat Commission, the Coast Guard said.
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At least it's not the result of a train derailment or collision. Why are these chemical plants always built near environmentally important waterways?
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(link) https://6abc.com/coast-guard-us-environmental-protection-agency-pennsylvania-department-of-fish-and-boat-commission/13014583/
The local affiliated ABC news station reports with video. It was a pipe rupture at Transeo, and the Coast Guard was called because of the spill into Otter Creek. The Coast Guard will mop it up and environmental experts have claimed that there is no danger to the public. Local residents have been advised to avoid the area until the cleanup is completed.
