[CPEO-BIF] Alling Lander site TCE cancer report

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New report backs old findings on cancer increase

By Caroline D. Porter
Record-Journal (CT)
January 13, 2005

CHESHIRE - A new report from the state and federal governments has
confirmed the earlier assertion of the state Department of Public Health
that the contamination of the town's groundwater in the 1970s and 1980s
did not cause an increase in the incidence of cancer in town.

According to the report released Dec. 23, while residents were exposed
to elevated levels of two hazardous chemicals in the past, "there is no
indication that cancer rates in Cheshire are significantly elevated."

The exposure in the past came from contamination to the groundwater from
several industrial sites. The report includes several sites, including
the former Alling Lander Co. property at 300 E. Johnson Ave. The company
operated there from 1980 to 1988. It manufactured gearboxes for
conveyors, door operators and similar products on the property. Soil and
groundwater at the site became contaminated with toxins that can be
carcinogenic, including pesticides, PCBs, metals, dry cleaning solvents,
degreasers, and semi-volatile compounds. Other sites contributing to
contamination include the Airpax building (also known as Siemens),
County Wide Construction, Ball and Socket and the municipal landfill.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.record-journal.com/articles/2005/01/13/news/news05.txt

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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>
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