[CPEO-BIF] "Toxic vapors in Wake Forest ," North Carolina

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Toxic vapors in Wake Forest

By Charlotte Huffman
NBC TV-17 News (NC)
November 14, 2012

Wake Forest neighbors worry a cancer-causing chemical found in their  
private water wells could be in the air they breathe.

"We are getting clean water in January, so I'm like, I can breathe  
now. I feel a little bit better about my situation," said homeowner  
Tammy Alexander.

Alexander's well is contaminated with TCE, but the EPA expects to  
begin construction in December to connect Alexander and her neighbors  
to clean water from a nearby community well.

Now, Alexander fears toxic vapors could be another health hazard her  
family may have to deal with.


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For the entire story, see
http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/nov/14/2/nbc-17-investigates-toxic- 
vapors-wake-forest-ar-2780913/

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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>
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