Sinkhole Sends Radioactive Water into Florida Aquifer
Published on by Heather Jepsen, Vice President of Operations at EcoloBlue, Inc in Academic
Officials say a massive sinkhole in Florida has allowed millions of gallons of radioactive water to pour into one of the world's most productive aquifers.
The sinkhole was found by crews in a containment pond at the New Wales Mosaic plant in Mulberry on August 27th.
A field technician found the water level had dropped at one of the ponds, and upon investigation, found a 45-foot hole with seemingly no bottom, WFTS-TV reports .
Since then, about 215 million gallons of contaminated water used to process fertilizer has drained into the hole.
A recovery well was built to pull the contaminated water out of the aquifer. So far, tests have not detected contaminants in the groundwater, meaning the pumps are working, officials say.
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Source: ABC13
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