| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:08:03 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
| Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Residential relocation at Beverley, Australia vapor intrusion site |
Elevated levels of TCE detected at five Beverley homes, EPA says By Nicola Gage Australian Broadcasting June 30, 2016 Trichloroethene (TCE) was once a widely used degreaser and elevated levels have been found in several suburbs in Adelaide from previous industrial activity. In Beverley, in Adelaide's west, results from 20 houses recently tested found the chemical could pose a health risk to five. EPA director of science, assessment and planning Peter Dolan said all of the properties, on and near Pope Street, were privately owned. "So far only one family has asked to be temporarily relocated," he said. … For the entire article, see http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-30/five-homes-at-beverley-could-be-a-health-risk-epa/7557398 -- 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> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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