Florida environmental authorities are responding to a major acidic wastewater leak at a closed phosphate processing facility in Polk County, where a structural tear in a synthetic liner allowed roughly 4.2 million gallons of industrial process water to escape over a 24‑hour period. Detected by automated monitoring equipment, the leak involved water with elevated sulfate, sodium, fluoride, and low-level radioactivity typical of phosphogypsum stacks. State emergency teams from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection are testing nearby ditches and a tributary of the Peace River, while operators build earthen berms and use vacuum trucks to recover and re-store the contaminated water.
Prepared by Olivia Bennett and reviewed by editorial team.
这次泄露可能会影响您的健康和安全。如果您居住在佛罗里达州波尔克县附近,请注意潜在的水污染。在使用来自水井或河流的水之前,请查看当地的公告。
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