[CPEO-BIF] Elmwood, Missouri residents fear TCE vapors

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Elmwood residents scared to stay in homes after TCE results

by John Knicely
KMOV-TV 4 News (St. Louis, MO)
August 17, 2012


ST. LOUIS COUNTY  --  Most garage sales happen on weekends, but the  
one in Elmwood Thursday was for an emergency move.  The homeowner is  
terrified to sleep in her own home after learning neighboring homes  
tested positive for TCE, a cancer-causing chemical.  On Thursday  
night that resident gathered with neighbors to hear their legal  
options from Simmons Law office, who is representing one of the  
residents.

"Several of my neighbors have passed away and it's affected my son's  
health," said the woman who was afraid to share her identity.  "And  
I'm just afraid of what I'm living in and breathing everyday."

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) told residents  
last week of the danger stemming from a 1988 industrial spill.  The  
spill happened at what is now Missouri Metals LLC, but a different  
company operated the building at the time.  DNR hasn't been  
forthcoming with answers to News 4, but we know DNR knew of the spill  
in 1994 if not sooner.  They held the first neighborhood meeting in  
August 2012 and that was at the request of the St. Louis County  
Executive Charlie Dooley's office.

...

For the entire story, see
http://www.kmov.com/home/Elmwood-residents-scared-to-stay-in-homes- 
planning-lawsuit-after-TCE-test-results-166498426.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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