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Effects of uranium mining on Pittsylvania County’s water quality

As Coal Ash Investigation Continues, Anti-Uranium Groups Draw Disaster Comparisons ABC 13 Virginia Feb 21, 2014  By Whitney Delbridge – Danville, VA – As the investigation into the Duke Energy coal ash spill continues, environmental agencies are still trying to determine the potential long term effects. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has turned its attention to the fish.

Thursday, biologists caught 175 fish to test their tissue and determine how they may be affected by the ash. They plan to expedite the process of receiving the results.
 Anti-uranium groups say this accident is an example of what could happen if the ban on uranium mining is lifted.
The proposed mine in Pittsylvania County would sit less than 10 miles from the Banister River.
 The groups say they want it to be a wake up call for those who support uranium mining in Pittsylvania County.Throughout the uranium debate on the Southside, people have been concerned about potential effects of mining on water quality.
Anti-uranium advocate Sarah Dunavant says a uranium-related accident like this would take years to fix, if it could be fixed at all….Dunavant says many questions about the long term effects this spill may have on the area went unanswered.Dunavant says many questions about the long term effects this spill may have on the area went unanswered.

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