According to the Charlotte Observer, North Carolina regulators have found higher than normal levels of metals in groundwater near all 14 of the state’s coal-fired power plants run by Duke Energy and Progress Energy.
The Charlotte Observer reports the waste left over from burning coal for electricity holds metals that can be toxic in high doses. But the iron and manganese the state Division of Water Quality most widely detected are not considered health risks.Read the full article
The Charlotte Observer reports the waste left over from burning coal for electricity holds metals that can be toxic in high doses. But the iron and manganese the state Division of Water Quality most widely detected are not considered health risks.Read the full article
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Some metals, like iron and manganese, are naturally present in the bedrock and soils that hold local ground water. But others, like mercury and chromium, are not going to be present in ground water to any great degree -- their presence suggests a problem, e.g., leaching from the waste ponds that store the coal combustion products at area power plants. So folks that drink, bathe in, or otherwise depend on ground water sources need to keep an eye on this story -- and get your water tested periodically.
By Susan Andrew
01/24/2012