A dangerous pesticide was found in creeks in the city.
The Daily Progress reports that 40 to 1,000 times the levels of chlordane deemed harmful by the Environmental Protection Agency popped up in sediments at Meadow Creek and Schenk’s Branch. Chlordane was banned years ago.
According to the article, the city has been aware of the contamination, but no warnings have been made public.
“I would have expected them to do that. These concentrations of chlordane are clearly in excess of anything that might be determined safe,” said Peter deFur, professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center for Environmental Studies.
