ATHENS, Ga. --Toilet-cleaning chemicals from an early Wednesday fire unleashed into Trail Creek turned the creek bright blue and killed an unknown number of fish.
State environmental officials are investigating the fish kill and testing water samples to determine what spilled into the creek after the fire at J&J Chemical in East Athens.
Dissolved oxygen levels plummeted after the chemical spill, so fish likely suffocated rather than died of poisoning, said Melissa Cummings, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Natural Resources.
Trail Creek enters the North Oconee River below Athens-Clarke County’s intake, so the spill is not affecting drinking water, utility officials said.
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fish likely suffocated rather than died of poisoning, said Melissa Cummings, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Natural Resources....
like that makes it better for the fish?...or the people?...gotta love the word "likely" which really means..."i have no idea what i'm talking about...but i'm gonna talk anyway..."
typical DNR rhetoric and PR spin...you can bet there are HUGE amounts of toxins in that spill!
Now they have to flush it 2000 times to get it clear again.
only if you believe the ads taylor b...it'll likely only take 300-400 times.
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