A mysterious green slime was recently spotted on a Michigan highway and authorities say it was a cancer-causing substance.
The bizarre slime was found on Interstate 696 in Madison Heights, Michigan, at approximately 2:30 p.m. local time on Friday, the New York Post reported. Lanes where the liquid leaked will remain closed until today, the Detroit Free Press noted.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency came to investigate the mess and said the liquid was most likely groundwater that contained hexavalent chromium, a substance that can cause cancer at high exposure levels and is the same chemical involved in a famous 1993 California water pollution case, ABC News reported.
It was later advised a commercial building located on E 10 Mile Road, had been leaking the chemical Hexavelent Chromium. The chemical ran from the basement of the building, down into the ground and found its way thru a drain which empties onto east bound I-696.
— MSP Metro Detroit (@mspmetrodet) December 21, 2019
They stated that this may take all weekend and that the right lane of I-696 may be closed until at least Monday. Please use caution as there will be workers in the area. And a yellow blob…
— MSP Metro Detroit (@mspmetrodet) December 21, 2019
According to The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the leak was found in the basement pit of Electro-Plating Services and on Friday night, crews vacuumed the sewers involved in the incident.
@MichiganEGLE: Release of bright green material that seeped from an I-696 retaining wall near Detroit on Friday poses no imminent risk to public heath, drinking water or air quality. The multi-agency investigation continues.
— Michigan EGLE (@MichiganEGLE) December 22, 2019
“The bank of the expressway is significantly impacted,” the agency told the Detroit Free Press in a statement. “Sample results are now expected Tuesday. All agencies involved are meeting tomorrow at MDOT offices in Detroit.”
Three years ago, Electro-Plating Services was sent a cease-and-desist order for poor management of hazardous waste. Gary Sayers, the closed business’s owner, was sentenced to one year in federal prison after pleading guilty to operating a hazardous waste storage facility that was unlicensed.
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