The areas affected were portions of Boone, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Putnam, and Roane counties and the Culloden area of Cabell County.Ĭrude MCHM is a chemical foam used to wash coal and remove impurities that contribute to pollution during combustion. Following the spill, up to 300,000 residents within nine counties in the Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area were without access to potable water. The chemical spill occurred upstream from the principal West Virginia American Water intake and treatment and distribution center.
The Elk River chemical spill occurred on Januwhen crude 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol (MCHM) was released from a Freedom Industries facility into the Elk River, a tributary of the Kanawha River, in Charleston in the U.S. Up to 300,000 residents within nine counties in the Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area were without access to potable water Release of up to 10,000 US gallons (38,000 litres 8,300 imperial gallons) of crude 4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol into the Elk River
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