Open AccessChemical Spill in West Virginia Triggers More Studies to Understand Contaminants
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo070002
Subject(s) - west virginia , contamination , environmental science , water contamination , water supply , environmental protection , water resource management , environmental planning , geography , archaeology , environmental engineering , ecology , biology
Although a major chemical spill that contaminated the water supply for nearly 300,000 people living near the Elk River in and around Charleston, W.Va., took place more than a month ago, experts at a 10 February congressional hearing still were not willing to definitively state that the water is safe to use again.