Monroeville, Ind.-Approximately 2,000 gallons of 28 percent liquid nitrogen fertilizer were spilled last Wednesday, April 21, when a poly tank on a flatbed driven by an Ohio farmer came loose and ruptured on the highway, according to the Indiana Department of Emergency Response (IDEM). About 200 gallons were spilled from a smaller tank when a hose ruptured. IDEM spokeswoman Amy Hartsock told Green Markets that crews responded from agencies on both sides of the state line and had most of the clean-up work completed by Thursday afternoon. She said the liquid fertilizer affected soil in the area as well as nearly a half mile of a nearby creek. The soil was cleaned up and hauled away. “They were able to dam up the creek, and that was cleaned up with vacuum trucks and a honey wagon and land-applied to a nearby field,” Hartsock reported. The only remaining part of the response was cleaning out field tiles that accumulated the fertilizer, and that part was expected to be finished late on Thursday.
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