[CPEO-BIF] TCE in Mountain View's "Wagon Wheel" neighborhood

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Neighbors express fears over toxic plume

EPA meets with residents concerned about TCE dangers

by Daniel DeBolt
Mountain View Voice (CA)
March 7, 2013

In a meeting with residents of Mountain View's Wagon Wheel  
neighborhood on Sunday, EPA officials addressed fears about the  
cancer-causing toxics recently found to be evaporating from the  
ground on Evandale Avenue.

EPA officials said residents in the area should only be concerned  
about being exposed to toxic vapors trapped inside buildings, adding  
assurances that the city's water supply is safe, as well as the  
outdoor air in the area after tests of "hundreds of outdoor air  
samples."

Gardeners don't need to worry either, the EPA said, noting that  
vegetables grown above the plume are safe to eat.

There is an ongoing effort to notify residents along Evandale Avenue,  
from Whisman Road to Tyrella Avenue, of free voluntary indoor air  
testing that is available to make sure homes are safe. So far 30  
homes have been tested and two have been found with TCE  
(trichloroethylene) vapor levels above the EPA's limit of 1 microgram  
per cubic meter. Both homes are on the northern side of Evandale  
Avenue near Whisman Road, an area the EPA considers to be a "high  
priority" for indoor air testing.


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For the entire article, see
http://mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=6711

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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>
http://www.cpeo.org

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