[CPEO-BIF] Elmwood area TCE, St. Louis County, Missouri

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

North St. Louis County ground water toxic; state has known for 18 years


by John Knicely /
KMOV TV-4 News (St. Louis, MO)
August 10, 2012

ST. LOUIS COUNTY  -- Elmwood residents in St. Louis County are  
outraged and afraid after learning of elevated levels of a dangerous  
chemical in their neighborhood.  It all stems from an industrial  
spill at a metals company in 1988.

Missouri Metals LLC currently occupies the building, but had nothing  
to do with the spill.  The Missouri Department of Natural Resources  
(DNR) has been working on the case since 1994 at the latest, and  
explained the issue to residents for the first time on Wednesday at a  
public meeting.  A DNR representative at the meeting wouldn't answer  
any questions from reporters, but there are a lot of questions the  
state agency needs to answer.

The EPA was asked to assist in the investigation 3 weeks ago.  They  
are working to determine exactly who was responsible for the  
industrial spill in 1988.  The chemical that spilled is  
Trichloroethylene (TCE) and is most commonly used as a degreaser for  
metal parts.  It can lead to chronic disease and cancer.  Levels once  
considered safe are now considered unsafe.  That’s in part what  
prompted the recent testing.  News 4 asked Christ Whitley with the  
EPA who will be responsible.

...

For the entire story, see
http://www.kmov.com/news/editors-pick/Missouri-hiding--165683996.html

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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
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