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Chemicals found in Ogeechee River
EPA: Formaldehyde, ammonia and hydrogen peroxide detected
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In this Herald photo from last month, a dead fish rots on the shore of the Ogeechee River near U.S. 301. Test results from the Riverkeeper and the state EPD were released Monday.
Government tests of water samples from the Ogeechee River showed unusual levels of formaldehyde, ammonia and hydrogen peroxide, according to Environmental Protection Agency reports. EPA Life Scientist Sharon R. Thoms sent a memo to Richard Jardine, EPA on-scene coordinator with the Emergency Response and Removal Branch, listing the findings. The memo, along with other reports, is listed on the EPA website www.epaosc.org.
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