January 30, 2008 - It’s been almost a year since Bonita Fox and her family have taken a sip of water from their well.
Fox, 52, is only able to use her well to wash clothes and take five-minute showers. Other daily activities — like brushing teeth or making a pot of coffee — are out of the question. The Jackson County family’s well is contaminated with benzene, a cancer-causing agent.
A gas leak from an above-ground tank has been named the culprit for spreading the chemical into the aquifer, county officials say. The Fox home —located off U.S. 74 on Racking Cove Road — sits downhill from the former gas station site.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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