"West Virginia chemical spill hits water supplies" (Fuga de químico em West Virginia (E.U.A.) atinge cursos de água)

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No dia 10/01/2014, o jornal The Guardian, noticiava o seguinte incidente:

"Up to 300,000 face tap ban and schools and shops close after 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol spills into Elk river in Charleston"  Ler mais aqui.     _______________________________________ Também no mesmo dia, saía no jornal Daily Mail Online mais sobre esta notícia: "Residents in West Virginia urged not to bathe, wash their clothes or drink tap water after state of emergency is declared following massive chemical spill Foaming agent used in coal preparation accidentally spilled into the Elk River in Charleston on Thursday As many as 300,000 people in the state have been hit with a tap water ban Stores sold out of bottled water as residents were urged not to drink or wash with tap water, while schools, bars and restaurants were closed The water company said there is no timetable for when the water can be used again President Obama has ordered federal aid for the state, and the National Guard is to mobilize at an air base at Charleston's Yeager Airport" Ler mais:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537104/State-emergency-declared-West-Virginia-chemical-spill-results-tap-water-ban-300-000.html#ixzz2qaabsp2t  _______________________________________   Atualização a 12/01/2014, que saiu no New York Times:  "Critics Say Spill Highlights Lax West Virginia Regulations"  Ler mais: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/13/us/critics-say-chemical-spill-highlights-lax-west-virginia-regulations.html?_r=3