name: Black Sand Beach
note: From 1906-1996 Teck, (formerly Teck Cominco), a Canadian smelter in Trail B.C., released 450 tons of slag a day into the Columbia River. It was quickly carried down river into the United States.
image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ecologywa/albums/72157635618682725/
source: https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications/documents/1009021.pdf;https://www.teck.com/operations/canada/operations/trail-operations/upper-columbia-river-project/;https://tinyurl.com/28chmxb9;https://tinyurl.com/43xww2bb
natural: beach
surface: sand
website: https://apps.ecology.wa.gov/cleanupsearch/site/2036
description: 9,100 tons of sediments containing granulated slag excavated from Black Sand Beach. Slag is industrial waste & contains hazardous substances including zinc, lead, copper, other metals that cannot be removed by normal processing of the materials.
