The Reflecting Pool is lined with a toxic epoxy that will have "long-lasting effects," according to a new report.
The MeidasTouch News found safety data sheets that revealed the Reflecting Pool is lined with a material that is "toxic to aquatic life with long-lasting effects." The lining was put in as part of Trump's $14 million renovations.
Multiple dead ducks have been found in the Reflecting Pool since the renovations were completed, leading to calls for investigations and the enforcement of federal environmental protections, according to a report by the Center for Biological Diversity.
According to MeidasTouch News, the RHINO 405 was seen in a large barrel at the Reflecting Pool, and is considered "a thixotropic high viscosity epoxy resin." The resin was used as part of the multi-layer coating for the Reflecting Pool, MeidasTouch added.
PatriotTakes, a social media account and right-wing extremism watchdog, noted that an OSHA Safety Data Sheet marked the material as "toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects" and an irritant that can cause allergic skin reactions.
MeidasTouch noted a response from Rhino Linings, the company that makes the material. According to MeidasTouch, the company noted that the issue is limited to "localized finish-coat separation," and that no public evidence has established a link between the liner and the death of wildlife.
Trump gave a $7 million no-bid contract to his pool guy to renovate the Reflecting Pool. The contractor was ironically named Greenwater Services, which is led by Republican donor John J. Carafo.