DEQ: Chemical concentrations along Lake Cd'A hold steady
Environmental health scientist Mara Thorhaug addresses community members at the Iron Horse in downtown Coeur d’Alene.
KAYE THORNBRUGH/Press
COEUR d’ALENE — Lead and arsenic concentrations in sediments and recreational waters along Lake Coeur d’Alene and the Spokane River have changed little in the past 25 years, according to a new report from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. Metals in open water are unlikely to pose unacceptable health risks as well.
Analysts say that's good news.
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