[CPEO-BIF] "lower TCE levels at Abby Kelley Foster high school in Worcester, " Massachusetts

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Latest testing shows lower TCE levels at Abby Kelley Foster high school in Worcester

By Scott O’Connell
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA) 
August 6, 2018 

WORCESTER - In letters to parents this past week, Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School leaders said follow-up testing has shown there are not elevated levels of potential harmful chemicals inside the high school.

But some parents remain concerned about the discovery of trichloroethylene, or TCE for short, in the building via air tests conducted in June, as well as the school administration’s handling of the situation.

The initial tests, which indicated there were slightly elevated levels of TCE - a known carcinogen - in some parts of the high school, triggered additional air testing last month at the request of the state Department of Environmental Protection.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.telegram.com/news/20180805/latest-testing-shows-lower-tce-levels-at-abby-kelley-foster-high-school-in-worcester

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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