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Metals Pollute Waters Near US Coal Ash Spill

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Preliminary water tests from rivers near a huge coal ash spill in Tennessee show elevated levels of pollutants such as mercury and lead, a environmental group said on Friday.
"We're concerned that the water poses a greater risk to residents in the area than has been revealed so far," said Matt Wasson, a program director at Appalachian Voices. An earthen dike collapsed on December 22 at the TVA's coal-fired power plant
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