Environmental engineers study West Virginia chemical spill

A chemical spill released 10,000 gallons of 4-MethylCycloHexane methanol into the Elk River, affecting water supplies and prompting a federal disaster declaration. Environmental engineer Jennifer Weitz received a RAPID grant to study the spill's impact on ecosystems and human health. Her team collected samples to analyze contamination and the chemical's properties. The research aims to understand long-term effects, such as chemical absorption in plastic pipes, and to inform future disaster prevention strategies.

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