[CPEO-BIF] TCE detected in New Lexington Village Apartments, New Lexington, Ohio

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Trace contaminates discovered at New Lex apartment building

By Bill Rockwell 
Perry County Tribune Reporter (OH)
December 8, 2015

A routine quality test conducted Friday by the Ohio EPA found trace amounts of the carcinogen TCE near the New Lexington Village Apartments.

As a precaution, the EPA, Ohio Department of Health and Perry County Health Department conducted further air quality testing over the weekend after preliminary tests found small amounts of Trichloroethylene (TCE) which is commonly used as an industrial solvent or a cleaning agent to remove grease from metal parts.

According to an official within the village of New Lexington, the EPA believes the source of the TCE could be the Cooper-Standard automotive manufacturing plant that is located just several yards from both the apartment facility and a Kroger’s grocery store.

Village officials sent a notice to Village Apartment residents warning them of the dangers of TCE and the further air testing that was conducted. According to the notice, long-term exposure to TCS is known to cause cancer and short-term exposure could have adverse effects on fetal development during pregnancies.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.perrytribune.com/news/article_06a4239b-cecb-59ed-9f9b-996c90e46c12.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
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