[CPEO-BIF] Vapor intrusion in Nonantum, Massachusetts

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State continues to probe TCE contamination in Nonantum



By Jonathan Dame
Newton TAB (MA)
August 5, 2016

State environmental investigators are still trying to figure out exactly how much of Nonantum’s groundwater is contaminated with a liquid that has been linked to cancer and other serious health problems.

The state has found evidence of vapor intrusion related to the contamination in around two dozen Nonantum homes in an area bounded roughly by Jackson Road, Watertown Street, and Pellegrini Park.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) began probing the contamination after a report from the developer of a former auto salvage yard on West Street showed elevated levels of trichloroethylene, or TCE, in the area.

The liquid – historically used for dry cleaning and degreasing metal parts, and as an ingredient in glues and paint removers – can produce vapors that contaminate the air.

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For the entire article, see
http://newton.wickedlocal.com/news/20160805/state-continues-to-probe-tce-contamination-in-nonantum

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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
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