Current Events > Texas Leaders Say It Could Take Up To 3 Months To Eradicate Brain-Eating Amoeba

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Lebronwon
09/30/20 1:59:51 PM
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-eating-amoeba-texas-water-safe-2-3-months/

Texas officials on Tuesday said it could take two to three months to disinfect the water in Lake Jackson after a brain-eating amoeba killed a 6-year-old. Officials stressed, however, that becoming infected with the amoeba is rare. "The path forward for the citizens of Lake Jackson is not going to be one that's short," Texas Commission on Environmental Quality executive director Toby Baker said at a press conference. "We have to get through the boil water first, which could take two to three weeks, after that we have to get chlorine levels to a state that can burn the entire system, scour the system, and kill the amoebas. That could take up to an additional 60 days." Baker added that the CDC has said it will test the city's water once the process is complete to make sure it's safe. He also said agencies will check to make sure unfiltered water isn't entering the water system in areas the city is unaware of.



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CableZL
09/30/20 2:00:36 PM
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littlebro07
09/30/20 2:01:36 PM
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Won't it just starve to death?

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Funkydog
09/30/20 2:02:12 PM
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At least they seem to be doing something about it, unlike other places.

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PoundGarden
09/30/20 2:03:48 PM
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littlebro07 posted...
Won't it just starve to death?

I know September is basically over, but I would like to nominate this comment for Comment of the Month.

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"You cannot even beat somebody into that level of stupidity and delusion." Me, on Trump supporters
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Questionmarktarius
09/30/20 2:24:15 PM
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