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Officials Investigating Dead Fish In Cedar Creek
Tests are being conducted for water chemistry, pesticides and herbicides.
About 100 fish, mostly trout, were found dead Sunday morning in Cedar Creek, about a mile and a quarter downstream from , said Mark Carmon, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.
The DEP's Emergency Response Team and the Pennsylvania Fish Commission were at the site this morning and conducted field tests for pH, dissolved oxygen and chlorine, Carmon said.
No immediate problems or sources were found.
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Carmon was not sure when test results would be available, as authorities are checking for pesticides and herbicides in addition to water chemistry.
He said authorities checked with Dorney Park but there were no discharges or water usage.
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The joint DEP-Fish Commission investigation is continuing.
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