12/13/2024
Sarah Thiessen
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December 13 2024 1048 am EST
Hazardous Spill File
1800 lbs of Styrene Monomer released in the Grand River Watershed
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Grand Watershed: December 12th, 1800 lbs of styrene monomer released on Hardy Rd in Painesville Township, Lake County. This substance is a liquid with an aromatic smell to it but can cause irritation to eyes and mucous membranes.
Upper Scioto Watershed: December 12th, 100 gallons of gasoline was released on Frank Rd in Franklin Township, Franklin. December 12th, an unreported amount of white material was released on North High St in Columbus, Franklin County.
See last week's spill report here.
Spills, fish kills, rainbow sheen and releases of contaminants in the state of Ohio as reported to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Response. Users of this data should be aware that inconsistencies and inaccuracies may exist if these data are compared to data from other time periods due to changes in methods of data collection and mapping.
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- 40 gallons or more of petroleum product
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