ROCKTON â State and local officials have found elevated levels of metals in groundwater monitoring wells following the June 14 explosion and fire at Chemtool.
The source of the contamination is still unknown, according to a joint news release from Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Department of Public Health and Winnebago County Health Department.
As a precaution, public health officials are advising residents in the Blackhawk neighborhood adjacent to the Chemtool property to not use their private well for drinking or cooking.
The Illinois EPA identified several metals â antimony, cadmium, chromium and nickel â with increased levels in 16 of 20 monitoring wells sampled. The wells are used to collect data on the direction of groundwater flow, the geology of the area and the extent of the contamination.
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Dr. Sandra Martell gives update on elevated levels of metal detected near Chemtool site.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is confirming the presence of elevated concentrations of metals in groundwater monitoring wells at the Former Beloit Corporation Superfund site in Rockton.
The elevated level of metals like antimony, cadmium, chromium and nickel were detected in the Beloit Corporation Superfund site’s monitoring well network.
Dr. Sandra Martell with the Winnebago County Health Department says it’s still too soon to determine the cause of the contamination. “At this point in time, they are telling us it is not necessarily an impact of the chemical fire,” said Martell.
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