What Acidic Chemical Polluted West Virginia's Drinking Water?

10JAN





A state of emergency has been declared in West Virginia after a chemical spill from Freedom Industries, a Charleston-based chemical company, contaminated the drinking water of 9 counties in the state.

So just what was the chemical that left nearly 200,000 people without drinking water in West Virginia on Friday? The leak from a 48,000-gallon tank contained a compound called