[CPEO-BIF] AP story on NAS TCE report

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[This AP Story has been picked up by a number of major newspapers and 
broadcast station. - LS]

Study: Water Contaminant Can Cause Cancer

By JOHN HEILPRIN
The Associated Press
July 27, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Growing scientific evidence suggests the most widespread 
industrial contaminant in drinking water _ a solvent used in adhesives, 
paint and spot removers _ can cause cancer in people.

The National Academy of Sciences reported Thursday that a lot more is 
known about the cancer risks and other health hazards from exposure to 
trichloroethylene than there was five years ago when the Environmental 
Protection Agency took steps to regulate it more strictly.

"Armed with the results from the NAS review, EPA will aggressively move 
forward" on a new risk assessment of TCE, spokeswoman Jennifer Wood said 
Thursday. "EPA will determine whether or not to address the drinking 
water standard once the risk assessment is complete."

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/27/AR2006072701032.html
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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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