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Reply With QuoteWouldn't the issue be more about how much of the toxins the forage fish pick up than about where the material settles in the lake?
(not arguing, I hope the mess is diluted enough that it has very little impact.)
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I don't think a 30 acre pond is gonna have a devastatin effect on a 50,000 acre pond. espesciually when ya have as much water flowin thru it as the 4 rivers an numerous creeks put thru this pond. And if its heavy metals that are the worry, won't they be settlin out in the upper lake where the water first backs up? This area has filled up with silt over the last 60 yrs. Will the heavy metals settle thru this silt and become dormant? I know mercury is heavier than mud so this make sense to me.
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Wouldn't the issue be more about how much of the toxins the forage fish pick up than about where the material settles in the lake?
(not arguing, I hope the mess is diluted enough that it has very little impact.)
You just gonna sit there an argue, or fish?
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I agree with Keith the crappie in the lake should be ok but i do worry about the bottom fish like cats etc.... I am from TN where the other big spill was and that was the case there for the most part and it went directly into the lake but they should be held accountable none the less!!
GO VOLS AND TITANS!!!!!
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I agree, and I don't think that the severity of the spill can mitigate the fact that the material must be retained. With the number of toxic spills that have happened, there seems to be a lack of a deterrent to make industries do everything possible to make sure that it doesn't happen. Penalties need to be at a level that will make it a disaster to the industry that doesn't use the best available engineering practices in containment design and maintenance. B-Originally Posted by NavyAngler
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Sorry to hear that.
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