The 300-foot-deep sinkhole has led 215 million gallons of acidic waste to flow into the aquifer. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/WFTS Hundreds of millions of gallons of acidic waste were dumped into the underlying aquifer in Mulberry ,Florida last month due to the opening of a 300-foot-deep sinkhole. Despite the pollution, […]
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Mosaic plant sinkhole leaks 215 million gallons of acidic water into Florida aquifer
A 45-foot-wide sinkhole opened up in Mulberry leaking acidic water and some gypsum from a gypsum stack at a Mosaic phosphate fertilizer plant leaked 215 million gallons of contaminated water into a central Florida water source. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/WFTS Looking down into the 45-foot-wide hole, water flowing over the […]