[CPEO-BIF] TCE Air results at New Lexington Village Apartments, Ohio

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Agencies continue cleanup at New Lex apartment building

By Bill Rockwell
Perry County Tribune (OH)
December 15, 2015

The process of eliminating a possible carcinogenic contaminant from a  
local apartment complex has netted positive results.

Recent air quality tests conducted by the Ohio EPA found trace  
amounts of the carcinogen Trichloroethylene (TCE) near the New  
Lexington Village Apartments.

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

...

Bryant said that precautions have been taken to remove the  
contaminant from the apartments with “A vapor suppression system  
being placed in one of the apartments with a level of concern and the  
proper agencies are continuing to monitor the situation.”

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.perrytribune.com/news/article_f012ee08-abc5-5412-bf3f- 
e29b0b73f06e.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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