WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A spill at a chemical company industrial site in North Carolina prompted three water providers to issue alerts and suspend drawing water from the Cape Fear River to prevent their supplies from being tainted.
The StarNews of Wilmington reports the approximately 30-gallon (113-liter) spill came from Kuraray Americas, one of three tenants at the Chemours-managed site about 100 miles (160 kilometers) upstream of Wilmington.
Although quickly contained, the utilities shut down the intakes on Wednesday, in part to prevent contamination of their supplies.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality says it’s investigating the extent and cause of the spill. A Kuraray Americas spokesperson said in a news release that the spill resulted from the escape of a plasticizer used in making windshields into a storm drain uncovered during construction.
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Information from: The StarNews, http://starnewsonline.com
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