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Chemical spill no threat to Ogeechee
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A chemical spill in September at a Screven County textiles plant was no threat to the Ogeechee River, according to an attorney speaking for the Ogeechee Riverkeeper. An investigation by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division was closed Tuesday, with no violations found, EPD spokesman Kevin Chambers said. Investigation results of the Sept. 26 incident revealed a spill of the chemical Pyrozol occurred at King America Finishing, a textiles plant in Dover that has been under fire regarding a May 2011 fish kill that left tens of thousands of fish dead along a stretch more than 70 miles long downstream of the plant.
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