Cloudy streams, acrid smells linked to Indianapolis airport dumping
Nothing says Republican rule better than poisoning the environment. Probably going on at other airports too.
"...During cold weather, the airlines use the chemicals to remove ice from aircraft to ensure safe takeoffs. The airport also uses chemicals to de-ice ramps and runways, and allow for safe landings.
The airport collects more than 300 million gallons of liquid runoff a year in large, underground basins, mostly during the cold months, when snow, ice and freezing air are a regular challenge.
The airport says it regularly takes chemical readings of the runoff, and dumps the water in streams only when the chemicals are below levels outlined in a pollution discharge permit issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
The chemicals include propylene glycol, potassium formate, sodium formate, potassium acetate and urea-ammonia, according to the IDEM permit."
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The chemicals seem to be stressing out fish and aquatic life, Rickert said. The health department took water samples from Seerley Creek at Southwest Drive in May and found the level of dissolved oxygen fell far below safe levels for fish..."
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/06/29/cloudy-streams-acrid-smells-linked-airport-dumping/29350701/
