Missouri cracks down on glycerine dumping; operator indicted for 25,000 fish kill

In Missouri, the state Department of Natural Resources is cracking down on glycerine dumping, which is fouling state waterways. Biodiesel producers have been dumping glycerine in recent months due to low prices for the alcohol, which is costly to purify for sale in the commodity markets. A biodiesel producer was indicted in January for dumping glycerine into Belle Fountain Ditch in the state’s Bootheel region, leading to a wipeout of 25,000 fish and a colony of protected fat pocketbook mussels.

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