Crews are removing over 850,000 cubic yards of toxic sediment from Ohio's Cuyahoga River; the waste is being stabilised two miles downstream
- A silt barge dredges contaminated sediment from the Cuyahoga Gorge dam pool.
- Image Credit: US EPACrews are removing more than 850,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, as part of a major cleanup around the Gorge Dam.
- The material contains pollutants including heavy metals, oil, grease and industrial chemicals that have remained trapped in the river for decades.
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- A silt barge dredges contaminated sediment from the Cuyahoga Gorge dam pool.
- Image Credit: US EPACrews are removing more than 850,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the Cuyahoga River in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, as part of a major cleanup around the Gorge Dam.
- The material contains pollutants including heavy metals, oil, grease and industrial chemicals that have remained trapped in the river for decades.
Sources: Times of India