From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Fri, 9 Dec 2016 21:59:58 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] TCE from many sources in Minneapolis' (Minnesota) Como neighborhood |
More soil and groundwater contamination suspected in Minneapolis' Como neighborhood Commercial properties in Como neighborhood, where chemicals were dumped until 1962, will be tested for toxic vapors. By Emma Nelson Minneapolis Star Tribune (MN) December 9, 2016 Soil and groundwater pollution in the Como neighborhood of southeast Minneapolis appears to be more widespread than initially thought. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency officials have notified more than two dozen industrial and commercial properties that they need to be tested for trichloroethylene (TCE) as the agency searches for additional sources of the contaminant. Testing of nearby residential properties over the last few years suggested the pollution could be coming from multiple places. TCE is an industrial solvent that can get into groundwater, vaporize and enter buildings above it. Long-term exposure has been linked to increased risks of health disorders including cancer and birth defects. Chemicals including TCE were dumped at a General Mills facility at 2010 E. Hennepin Av. until 1962. In 2013, state officials notified residents living nearby that TCE vapor could be entering their homes, and hundreds underwent voluntary testing and mitigation. ... For the entire article, see http://www.startribune.com/more-soil-and-groundwater-contamination-suspected-in-minneapolis-como-neighborhood/405713246/ -- 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/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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