[CPEO-BIF] Boeing TCE plume, Auburn, Washington

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Grant to help City study impact of chemical plume


by ROBERT WHALE
Auburn Reporter (WA)
August 10, 2014

The City of Auburn recently accepted a $186,000 grant from the  
Washington State Department of Ecology to study a toxic chemical  
plume originating at a site operated by The Boeing Co.

The offending chemical, TCE, also known as trichloroethylene, is a  
chlorinated hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent.  
Boeing used it in the 1960s, '70s and '80s to degrease and clean  
airplane parts. TCEs are known to be carcinogenic.

"The plume is migrating toward Auburn, and the grant allows the City  
to study how fast it's moving and the best ways to mitigate it," said  
Councilmember John Holman. "The good news is we've got a state  
department stepping up to help study it."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.auburn-reporter.com/news/270231681.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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