Dioxin spot in Mich. could be worst ever

Dioxin Contamination Site Downstream From Mich. Chemical Plant Could Be Worst Ever, EPA Says

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AP News

Nov 25, 2007 20:52 EST

A find of dioxin at the bottom of the Saginaw River could be the highest level of such contamination ever discovered in the nation's rivers and lakes, according to a federal scientist involved in cleanup efforts downstream from a Dow Chemical Co. plant.

A crew testing the Saginaw and Tittabawassee rivers discovered the sample, which measured 1.6 million parts of dioxin per trillion of water, The Saginaw News and The Detroit News reported last week. That level is about 20 times higher than any other find recorded in the EPA archives.