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Asbestos Mercury Concerns at State Pond Water Plant
County records say mercury leaked from scales at the old State Pond water plant west of Jonesboro. Former highway workers allege exposure to fumes and asbestos. IEPA found minimal asbestos but no confirmed mercury, while county officials debate safety and cleanup costs.
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State Pond
Old Water
Jonesboro
State Pond Road
Union County Highway Department
Shawn Williamson
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
IEPA
Williamson
Union County
Highway Department
Kevin Grammer
Grammer
Mike Yates
Yates
Cody Mayberry
Mayberry
Tyler Edmonds
Union County Board
Randy Lambdin
David Livesay
Livesay
Sheila Williams
Scott Arnold
Williams
Arnold
Alan Grimmett
Division of Air Pollution Control
Grimmett
Carson
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