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Thursday, July 28, 2011

USA - BWL water treatment plan remains closed after chlorine gas leak

Written by
Melissa Domsic
LANSING - Lansing Board of Water & Light's water treatment plant in south Lansing remains closed, a day after a chlorine gas leak.

A shipment of chlorine was placed into a wrong tank containing fluoride Tuesday morning, causing gas to form inside the plant near Wise and Jolly roads.
The gas, which is highly corrosive, damaged some equipment in the plant, said Mark Nixon, spokesman for the public utility. The gas becomes acidic when it condenses, he said.
BWL's water conditioning plant on South Cedar Street is supplying water to the utility's 55,000 customers............

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