G.J. McCarthy

Newspapering: Singles

A lone tree stands along the Trinity River floodplain across a series of rainwater collection ponds and the stalwart downtown Dallas, Texas industrial zone. According to field testing ordered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality between May and August of 2008, river sediment at multiple places between Fort Worth and Dallas is shown to have high levels of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Many of the reports of PCB spills involve transformers either exploding or being knocked from their poles and breaking open on the ground, allowing chemicals to leak out and seep into storm water. These harmful chemicals move with rainwater runoff across city streets, throughout underwater sewer systems and eventually leach into the floodplain ponds. The Trinity River floodplain and its ecosystem serve as the lone buffer between manmade, industrial chemicals and the meandering river itself, which once was the lifeblood of the North Texas region.
A lone tree stands along the Trinity River floodplain across a series of rainwater collection ponds and the stalwart downtown Dallas, Texas industrial zone. According to field testing ordered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality between May and August of 2008, river sediment at multiple places between Fort Worth and Dallas is shown to have high levels of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Many of the reports of PCB spills involve transformers either exploding or being knocked from their poles and breaking open on the ground, allowing chemicals to leak out and seep into storm water. These harmful chemicals move with rainwater runoff across city streets, throughout underwater sewer systems and eventually leach into the floodplain ponds. The Trinity River floodplain and its ecosystem serve as the lone buffer between manmade, industrial chemicals and the meandering river itself, which once was the lifeblood of the North Texas region.