Dangerous 60 Mile Toxic Chemical Plume Passing Louisville Headed Down Stream To Mississippi River pictures and video

by Monica Davis

It is scary how the mainstream media has minimized the danger of the 60 mile long chemical plume making its way down the Ohio River in West Virginia to the Mississippi River. And ts even more frightenuing when cities and the government pick and choose information to minimize possible dangers.

The CDC has revised their  recommendations, and now says water from the West Virginia chemical spill  should not be consumed by pregnant women until methycyclohexane methnol, knownat MCHM,  levels reach ZERO. That is because there are very few studies on the toxicity of  MCHM.

Without firm data and tests, no one can say how much, if any, of the chemical is safe.

Some cities, such as Louisville, Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana, don’t have enough water storage capacity to shut their water plants down until the chemical plume passes. They have to derpend on carbon filters to keep MCHM out of their city water as it heads downstream.

Residents of Charlestown, West Virginia have experienced chemical burns, irritated eyes and skin rashes after coming in contact with MCHM contaminated water. It may take years before the effects of this chemical spill are fully known.

This is not a drop of catsup or mustard that fell into a jar of water. This is a13,000 gallon chemical spill that has become a 60 mile long chemical plume that is moving down river toward New Orleans.  These are the arrival times for the plume

Elk River Spill Information  (.pdf)

Estimated Arrival Times:
Spill Time:	Thurs. 1/9/14 -10 AM
Arrival Time at Ohio River:	Sat. 1/11/14 -11 PM
Arrival Time at RC Byrd Locks and Dam:	Sun. 1/12/14 – 5 AM
Arrival Time at Huntington:	Sun. 1/12/14 – 4 PM
Arrival Time at Greenup Locks and Dam	Mon. 1/13/14 – 5 AM
Arrival Time at Maysville:	Tues. 1/14/14 – 10 AM
Arrival Time at Meldahl Locks and Dam:	Tues. 1/14/14 – 1 PM
Arrival Time at Richard Miller Treatment Plant:	Tues. 1/14/14 – 9 PM
Arrival Time at Markland Locks and Dam	Thurs. 1/16/14 – 8 AM
Arrival Time at Louisville Water	Fri. 1/17/14 – 9 AM
Arrival Time at Cannelton Locks and Dam	Sun. 1/19/14 – 1 AM

The mainstream media continues to attempt to minimize the uncertainty which surrounds this chemical contamination, comparing it to a drop in a swimming pool. What they ignore is that some chemicals are so toxic that a drop or a gallon, depending on what chemical we are talking about, CONTAMINATES THE WHOLE POOL.

It is common for us to associate contamination with things such as landfills, gas stations, big industry and agriculture, but we must also remember that contamination can come from everyday activities.  It can come from septic systems, lawn and garden chemicals, pesticides, runoff from highways, beauty shops, and photo processing labs.  Did you know that one gallon of pure trichloroethylene, which is a solvent, can contaminate approximately 292 million gallons of water?  This is the same as saying that 1 drop will contaminate approximately 75,000 gallons of water- the size of an Olympic swimming pool. MOREHERE

That source notes that the media may be leading people down the trail of false security.