Arsenic & Heavy Metals Contamination In Wells Near OK Coal Ash Site Far Above National Limits

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OOLOGAH - Arsenic and heavy metal contamination that far exceeds national safe drinking water standards has been found in monitoring wells at a power company's coal ash disposal site in Oologah, an environmental group reported Thursday.


Arsenic levels of 94 parts per billion - more than nine times the maximum contamination level of 10 parts per billion currently allowed - were found at the American Electric Power-Public Service Company of Oklahoma's Northeastern Station site, the report says.

Selenium levels of 1,850 parts per billion - 37 times the acceptable limit of 50 parts per billion - were found, along with excessive levels of barium, cadmium, chromium and lead, according to the report by the Environmental Integrity Project, a nonprofit organization established in 2002 by former Environmental Protection Agency enforcement attorneys to advocate for more effective enforcement of environmental laws.

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http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20110624_12_A18_OLGHAs865748

[Ilsa]

1. K&R. A Corporation doesn't have to drink water, therefore it typically doesnt

care if no one has access to clean, potable water.

[valerief]

2. Not to worry. They have Jeebus in OK. nt

[madokie]

3. Easy now

you don't have to dis oklahoma as its not the only state with coal power plants. I'm an anti-nuke and also anti-coal so there.

[valerief]

4. I know there are some rationals in OK, but the crazy base is sooooo large.

They get a tornado, they thank the Lord. Huh? A bit, "Thank you, sir. Hit me again," isn't it?