[CPEO-BIF] TCE complicates propose Douglas (MI) development

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Report clears proposed development site of TCE danger


By John Tunison
The Grand Rapids Press (MI)
Tuesday, March 22, 2005

DOUGLAS -- Contaminated groundwater flowing beneath a former Douglas 
golf course poses no health risk to surrounding residents, but it 
remains troublesome for plans to develop homes on the site.

The Michigan Department of Community Health issued a report Friday on 
the potential hazard of trichloroethylene, an industrial degreaser that 
seeped into the ground decades ago on nearby property along Blue Star 
Highway.

The report concluded that few residential properties exist above the 
groundwater plume, so it presents little risk of TCE vapors percolating 
through the soil and into basements.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1111506335147010.xml

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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
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