EPA: Yukon River tributary threatened by Interior Alaska gasoline spill estimated at over 8,000 gallons

EPA : Yukon River tributary threatened by Interior Alaska gasoline spill estimated at over 8,000 gallonsPublished: May. 8, 2024 at 5:59 PM AKDTFAIRBANKS, Alaska -

“The initial report that we received is that there was no threat to any significant waterway — or even a small waterway that could lead to a large waterway — which would have meant that EPA would likely not be involved,” EPA Region 10 Public Affairs Specialist Bill Dunbar said Tuesday. “It’s not a very glamorous job to dig out soil,” Dunbar said. “We’ll dig until there’s nothing left.”EPA has been coordinating the response with multiple state and federal agencies, including the Alaska Department of Transportation, the Bureau of Land Management, and Alaska Department of Conservation .

Maher said gasoline’s relative flammability derives from hydrocarbon chains that are shorter than diesel’s, making gasoline less viscous and easier to . Benzene, one of the hydrocarbons found in higher concentrations in gasoline, poses a particular risk to the environment due to its toxicity, she said.

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