Toxic sludge turns river bright orange in Colorado
9 Aug 2015 5:15 PM IST9 Aug 2015 5:15 PM IST
Toxic sludge turns river bright orange in Colorado
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accidentally caused a major spill in the Animas River near Durango, Colorado,turning its colour to orange. (Picture Courtesy: Instagram)- Onlookers posted numerous pictures and videos of the spill on different social media networks.
- The effects of the spill has not yet been made public.
- The orange colours mars the amazing view of the river.
- From the pictures it is evident that marine life in the river must be heavily effected.
- Farmers have been asked to stop any irrigation from the river to avoid contamination.
- One can't anticipate the effect of pollutants found in the wastewater may have on the health of locals.
- The spill carried heavy metals, mainly iron, zinc and copper from the mine into the river creek.
- The Animas River serves as a secondary water source and as a place for aquatic recreation like kayaking and fishing for the city of Durango in Colorado.
- Social media was inundated with shocking pictures of the orange river.
- The accident took place when working on a project to stop historic leakage of waste water from the mine.
- The view of the river before the leakage is breathtaking.
- Released toxins caused the Animus River to turn into an opaque orange colour.
- 1 million gallons of mining waste was accidentally released into a creek, according to reports.
- The night view of the orange river before the pollutants entered the clean water.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accidentally caused a major spill in the Animas River near Durango, Colorado,turning its colour to orange. (Picture Courtesy: Instagram)
Toxic sludge turns river bright orange in Colorado
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