TCE debate in Mountain View

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Safety level of toxics in dispute 
Companies oppose use of tougher new standard by EPA 

By Jon Wiener 
Mountain View Voice (CA)
August 27, 2004

The toxic contamination found in a bedroom in Northeast Mountain View is
not as dangerous as advertised, according to some of the companies
responsible for the pollution. 

Three more residents in the neighborhood just west of Whisman Road have
agreed to let the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test their
homes for airborne toxins, bringing the total number of volunteers to
10. But just how much contamination it takes to pose a long-term health
risk is still in dispute. 

Jane Horton's home on the west side of Whisman was one of the first to
be tested by the EPA, as part of a reference sample in March. The test
turned up trichloroethene (TCE) vapor in her son's bedroom in amounts
above a provisional level published in 2001 but below an earlier
standard. Concentrations in her basement were significantly higher,
surpassing the older standard set by the California EPA. 

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for the entire article, see
http://www.mv-voice.com/morgue/2004/2004_08_27.toxics.shtml

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org