[CPEO-BIF] Perkin Elmer is responsible party for Elmwood, Missouri TCE

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Elmwood contamination update: Perkin Elmer responsible for cleanup

by John Knicely / News 4
KMOV TV-4 News (St. Louis, MO)
August 23, 2012

ST. LOUIS COUNTY -- Testing for TCE, a cancer-causing chemical  
continues this week in homes in the Elmwood Neighborhood of North St.  
Louis County.  News 4 has now tracked down the company paying for the  
testing and responsible for the cleanup.  Perkin Elmer of Waltham,  
Massachusetts is the company on the line.

Three homes have tested positive for elevated levels of TCE, which  
can enter a home through groundwater and can also vaporize.  On  
Friday the EPA will finish the second round of testing.

Perkin Elmer was able to provide more clarity into the dangerous  
chemical’s presence in Elmwood.  In 1988 EG&G, the predecessor to  
Perkin Elmer, purchased Missouri Metals.  The company manufactured  
metal components for aerospace and power generation industries.   
Perkin Elmer says the new company discovered waste and environmental  
issues from the previous owner and notified the Missouri Department  
of Natural Resources (DNR).

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.kmov.com/home/Elmwood-contamination-update-Perkin-Elmer- 
responsible-for-cleanup-167273125.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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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