January
18, 2014 over 100 local citizens gathered for a demonstration at the
state Capital in order to question the safety of their tap water.
Some days before, 75,000 gallons of crude MCHM leaked into Virginia’s
Elk River. After the water had been declared save, health officials
recommended pregnant women to only drink bottled water, causing
everyone to wander of the water was really safe. Ofter some press
conferences, Virginias Governor told everyone effected that it was up
to them to decide wether the water was clean or not. But the Freedom
Industries following news gave much reason to not trust the waters
purity. Twelve days after the spill the company discovered that a
second chemical was also mixed in. around 300 gallons of PPH had been
added to the tank that leaked. This second chemical is said to cause
irritations in the eye and skin and can be harmful if swallowed.
Officials say that the first treatment could have eliminated this
second chemical yet they will be retesting the water supply.
This
author gave a informational report about a confusion witch had been
disturbing manny Americans. Blog contains minor opinionated
sentences causing the readers to develop their own opinion on the
situation. Lindsay Adams purpose seems to bee to clarify any
misunderstanding about the second Chemical, and finalizes by saying
what the government has done to take care of the second chemical.
This blog is well written making it clear to understand, leaving the
readers with no more doubts on the subject.
http://www.salon.com/2014/01/22/company_forgot_to_mention_that_another_chemical_may_have_spilled_into_west_virginias_water_supply/
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