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In Pittsboro, there have been three occasions since July 2023 where a “slug” of 1,4-dioxane emanated from a chemical company in Burlington, passed through a wastewater treatment plant and ...
According to a recent sample data point, the plant on March 6 treated river water with 1.2 parts per billion of 1,4-dioxane, reducing it to 0.32 parts per billion.
Pittsboro says residents with health conditions should drink bottled water, asks for limited water use so it can limit intake from the Haw River.
The U.S. EPA began sampling water in the area for 1, 4-dioxane in 2022. According to the National Library of Medicine, 1,4 dioxane in large amounts can cause liver and kidney damage as well as ...
Biodegradation of 1,4-Dioxane by ... fungi that could remedy chemical contaminants in groundwater at ... and integrate vaults at treatment plants. [9]
The South Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant, where the slug of 1,4-dioxane made its way into the Haw, has a capacity of 12 million gallons a day and averages seven to eight million gallons daily.
1,4-Dioxane (/ d aɪ ˈ ɒ k s eɪ n /) is a heterocyclic organic compound, classified as an ether. It is a colorless liquid with a faint sweet odor similar to that of diethyl ether . The compound is often called simply dioxane because the other dioxane isomers ( 1,2- and 1,3- ) are rarely encountered.
In the United Kingdom, the environmental regulator permits only chemical additives which are classed as non hazardous to groundwater for fracturing fluids. [3] [4] [5] Operators are required to disclose the content of hydraulic fracturing fluids to the relevant environment agency [6] while the composition must be disclosed if the regulator demands it. [7]