From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:59:38 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Former Chromatex Plant, Valmont, Pennsylvania |
Agency: Treat Valmont groundwater BY KENT JACKSON Hazleton Standard-Speaker (PA) August 25, 2010 A federal agency recommends treating contaminated water below ground at the Valmont Industrial Park rather than pumping it to the surface and then removing a carcinogen. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said underground treatment will save money and time in the cleanup of the cancer-causing chemical trichloroethylene or TCE. A study done during the past two years at the site shows that below-ground treatment can reduce levels of TCE. Tests found TCE leaking into soil and groundwater from the former Chromatex No. 2 plant at Valmont in West Hazleton 23 years ago. Chromatex used TCE to attach stain repellent to upholstery and rugs. The company stored TCE in two tanks in the plant and caught spills in an underground tank, where a broken pipe was discovered. ... For the entire article, see http://standardspeaker.com/news/agency-treat-valmont-groundwater-1.972584 -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 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 _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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