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Scientists are currently testing more than 100 water treatment plants in north Georgia for a group of chemicals linked to cancer and other serious illnesses.
It’s part of a massive water monitoring program initiated earlier this year by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division targeting perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS for short.
The chemical compound is man-made and has been manufactured for decades to make products resistant to heat, water, and oil. It works so well, scientists nicknamed it the forever chemical because it doesn’t easily, if ever, break down.
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Ever since it was a small town, Atlanta has worried about its water. In a 1951 U.S. Geological Survey publication, the author wrote about the establishment in 1893 of a small plant to filter the water of the Chattahoochee River for “the growing city” of Atlanta. Some residents objected to having to drink the “muddy river water.”
By the 1950s, the “muddy river water” had been cleared, with suspended sediment decreasing by 80% compared to the 1930s. Fears of the muddy river water faded, and Atlanta has regularly arranged for its ever-growing water needs.
NORTH GEORGIA âA state-mandated ban on all outdoor burning is in effect from May 1 through Sept. 30.
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has imposed the ban to comply with Federal Clean Air Regulations. According to the Georgia Forestry Commission, careless burning of debris is the leading cause of wildfires in Georgia.
The Open Burning Ban prohibits citizens and businesses from burning yard and land-clearing debris. This rule is in addition to the year-round state ban on the burning of household garbage.
In the hot months of summer, the ozone in the air can reach unhealthy levels. Outdoor burning is a significant contributor to the pollutants that form ozone, according to the Georgia EPD.
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Caption The smoke stack at the Brunswick Plant is a century-old landmark that can be seen from the causeway connecting the city to St. Simons Island. Credit: Laura Corley/The Current
Laura Corley, The Current
The shrimp bait was gone again.
Likely it was yanked off by a stealthy stingray or nabbed by a passing whiting.
Caption Jasmin Buggs and her boyfriend spend the day fishing off an old bridge over the Mackat River that once connected St. Simons Island and Brunswick. Credit: Laura Corley/The Current
Buggs and her boyfriend regularly fish in Mackay River off the edge of an old bridge that once connected Brunswick and St. Simons Island. Though both live locally, neither were aware of any pollution or fish advisory notices on the Back River, the next bridge over, due to suspected pollution from the old Hercules industrial plant. The 152-acre industrial site, marked by the white smoke billowing from a tall smokestack, is visible