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- In general, almost all of the areas of the city North and East of Broad could be impacted if the water does get contaminated from the butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate or methyl methacrylate that spilled Friday from the Trinseo owned plant in Bristol, Bucks County. But areas south of Broad get a mix of water from the Baxter and Queen Lane plants.
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Mar 28, 2023 · Published Mar. 28, 2023, 9:39 a.m. ET. Confused about whether you live in an area of Philly potentially impacted by contamination? This map can help. Because Philadelphia’s water distribution pulls from three intakes on two rivers, many residents are unsure if their neighborhood could be potentially affected by a chemical spill upstream in Bristol.
Mar 26, 2023 · A map highlighting the impacted area served by the Baxter plant is available here. Event Details The spill occurred at an industrial site approximately 13 miles north of PWD drinking water facilities on the Delaware River, allowing Philadelphia to control intakes during the period when the spill would have been expected to reach our jurisdiction.
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The city water department, state environmental authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard were testing the water and monitoring the spill.
Trinseo PLC, which owns the Altuglas plant, said the chemical is a water-based latex emulsion solution, a combination of about 50% latex polymer and 50% water. “The latex emulsion is a white liquid that is used in various consumer goods. Its pigmentation makes the water-soluble material visible in surface water,” the company said on its website. Th...
Late Friday A pipeline ruptures at the Altuglas manufacturing plant in Bristol, Pennsylvania. About 8,100 to 12,000 gallons of a latex paint solution overflows from an on-site containment system. The solution enters a storm drain and flows into Otter Creek, a Delaware River tributary, and then into the Delaware River. It poses a contamination probl...
Mar 27, 2023 · The neighborhoods included in the potential impact zone include all of Northeast Philadelphia, Center City, Fishtown, South Philadelphia and other neighborhoods and much of North...
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Mar 26, 2023 · The only areas not potentially impacted, per the map, are Southwest Philly, West Philly, and neighborhoods in upper Northwest Philly, like Roxborough and Chestnut Hill. What did...
Mar 26, 2023 · Abbey Lamb. March 26, 2023 7:21 pm. Listen 1:28. Residents could be seen carrying water through the streets of Philadelphia after the city recommend people start using bottled water starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Mar 26, 2023 · Philadelphia Monitoring Water Supply After Chemical Spill. More than 8,000 gallons of an acrylic polymer solution leaked on Friday into a tributary of the Delaware River, a source of the city’s ...
