[CPEO-BIF] "Trichloroethylene detected in indoor air samples at Santa Ana [California] Site"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[This is the first time I’ve seen a published Proposition 65 notice disclosing a vapor intrusion site. Checking DTSC’s Envirostor database, I find that this is a former plating shop now partially used as a church. Very high levels of TCE were found in the soil gas. - LS]


Trichloroethylene detected in indoor air samples at Santa Ana Site

Orange Health Care Agency
Orange County Breeze (CA)
February 8, 2016

Information provided by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) indicates that several chemicals have been detected in soil, groundwater and in air at 1224 E. Pomona St. in the City of Santa Ana. DTSC has been conducting sampling of the soil, soil gas, groundwater and indoor air at and around this former plating facility and will be using this information to develop a plan to remove the chemical contamination. Several of the chemicals detected are considered human carcinogens and/or cause other toxic effects to humans.

One of the chemicals found, Trichloroethylene (TCE), is used primarily as a degreasing agent in various industrial processes. The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (USEPA) has identified cancer and non-cancer hazards based on exposure to TCE in indoor air. A specific vulnerable population is women in the first trimester of pregnancy, due to the potential for causing heart defects in the developing fetus. Long-term exposure may lead to increased risk of kidney or other cancers.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.oc-breeze.com/2016/02/08/82423_trichloroethylene-detected-in-indoor-air-samples-at-santa-ana-site/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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