Altru, city environmental management director say recent glycol spill is not a concern

Altru, city environmental management director say recent glycol spill is not a concern

GRAND FORKS — An Altru Health System communications strategist says a Friday, April 11, ethylene glycol spill into a city waterway poses no risk to the community or environment. "Ethylene glycol is a biodegradable compound," Ken Hanson said in a statement to the Grand Forks Herald. "The amount released was minimal and posed no risk to public health or wildlife in the area." In a statement sent to the media early Friday evening, the City of Grand…