[CPEO-BIF] "Millsboro [Delaware]: TCE exposure in 2004-05 increases chances of health effects …"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Millsboro: TCE exposure in 2004-05 increases chances of health effects; cancer risk is low

Sussex County Post 
February 13, 2013 

MILLSBORO – Millsboro residents exposed to trichloroethylene (TCE) contaminated drinking water between October 2004 and October 2005 may have increased chances of experiencing non-cancer health effects, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).

In a health consultation released Wednesday, the ATSDR stated that increased cancer risk to residents exposed to TCE in 2004-05 is low, and Millsboro’s current public water supply is safe and poses no harm to people’s health.

ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, evaluates the human health effects of exposure to hazardous substances.

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For the entire article, see
http://delaware.newszap.com/southerndelaware/119929-70/millsboro-tce-exposure-in-2004-05-increases-chances-of-health-effects-cancer-risk-is-low

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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