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'''Cow Island''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Vermilion Parish, Louisiana]], United States.<ref>{{cite gnis|554106|Cow Island, Louisiana}}</ref>
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'''Cow Island''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Vermilion Parish, Louisiana|Vermilion Parish]], [[Louisiana]], United States.<ref>{{cite gnis|554106|Cow Island, Louisiana}}</ref>

Cow Island was the subject of controversy over suspected [[arsenic]] releases from cattle [[dip tanks]]; residents of the city sued a pharmaceutical company for US$5 million in cleanup costs for arsenic-contaminated water, but a later study suggested the arsenic may have been [[geogenic]] in origin.<ref>[https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2019/10/15/arsenic-water-cow-island-louisiana/3985880002/ Tulane study points to natural cause for arsenic-tainted water]. ''[[The News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana)|The News-Star]]'', October 15, 2019.</ref>


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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana]]

Latest revision as of 05:25, 29 November 2023

Cow Island is an unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]

Cow Island was the subject of controversy over suspected arsenic releases from cattle dip tanks; residents of the city sued a pharmaceutical company for US$5 million in cleanup costs for arsenic-contaminated water, but a later study suggested the arsenic may have been geogenic in origin.[2]

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  1. ^ "Cow Island, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Tulane study points to natural cause for arsenic-tainted water. The News-Star, October 15, 2019.

29°54′00″N 92°15′43″W / 29.900°N 92.262°W / 29.900; -92.262


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