[CPEO-BIF] "Whirlpool Plans More Tests On Toxic Hot Spot, " Fort Smith, Arkansas

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Whirlpool Plans More Tests On Toxic Hot Spot

By Chad Hunter
Southwest Times Record (AR)
May 29, 2014

Whirlpool Corp. submitted to the state this week what it calls a soil  
investigation work plan outlining additional tests that target a  
contamination hot spot at the company’s closed plant in Fort Smith.

A portion of the sprawling Whirlpool property on Jenny Lind Road has  
been contaminated with trichloroethylene, or TCE, since at least 1989  
when it was discovered at the site, according to environmental  
consulting firm Environ.

Earlier this month, Whirlpool noted that "an additional, limited area  
of soil with increased concentration" of TCE was discovered  
underground near a building where the chemical was once used as a  
degreasing agent before it was deemed harmful. According to the  
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, the discovery is the  
result of an investigation during the winter months.

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For the entire article, see
http://swtimes.com/news/whirlpool-plans-more-tests-toxic-hot-spot

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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