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                                                          WHO?

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Who caused it?
The Elk River Chemical Spill was caused by a Freedom Industries facility which released toxic chemicals into the river.
Who did it affect?
Up to 300,000 people in the Charleston area were left without potable water

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                                                        WHAT?

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                                                        WHAT?

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What actually happened?
Nearly four years ago, approximately 10,000 gallons of crude 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol methanol, a foaming agent used in the coal preparation process, was released from a Freedom Industries facility into the Elk River, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without usable water.

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                                                     WHERE?

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Where did this accident happen?
This accident mainly happened and affected the Charleston area. The toxic chemicals spilt out of the chemical storage tank into a tributary of the Kanawha River, the Elk River, which is just upstream from the intake for West Virginia American Water Company’s Charleston water treatment plant.

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                                                      WHEN?

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When did then accident happen?
This accident started on Thursday, January 9th, 2014. People awoke the next morning on Friday  to see that they did not have water to drink or use.

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                                                      WHY?

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Why did the is accident happen?
The chemicals that caused this accident were stored is old storage containers prior to this accident. It is possible that the containers were just old and rusted so the chemicals leaked out of them into the river.

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                                  ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

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                                  ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

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How did this incident impact the environment and the wildlife?
Tests were taken on rabbit after the incident, showing that, along with humans, the chemical is not deadly to them even it high concentrations, it just has the possibility to make them sick.  However, as the tests were conducted just days after the accident, its effects on fish were not publicly known.

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                                                   RELATIONS

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How can this be related to the IEI Plastics' warehouse fire?
The 2014 Elk River Chemical Spill can be compared to the IEI Plastics' warehouse fire that started on October 21st in multiple ways. They both impacted the environment in negative ways. They also both affected peoples' lives. One putting students out of school for a week. The other causing hundreds of thousands of people to not have usable water. However, a lesson can be learned from both: people need to be more responsible. Whether it's checking chemical storage tanks for signs of leaks, or inspecting old warehouses. Responsibility is an important aspect of every job.