[CPEO-BIF] Burlington, Vermont school tests 'safe' for TCE and PCE

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Burlington school tests ‘safe’ for cancer-causing chemicals

By Elizabeth Gribkoff
VTDigger (VT)
August 28, 2018  

An elementary school in Burlington’s Old North End has tested below federal levels for cancer-causing chemicals.

Two chemicals commonly used in dry-cleaning were discovered last July during a test as part of a property transfer inspection on Elmwood Avenue. Following that discovery, EPA and state DEC officials sampled for carcinogens perchloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE) at the Integrated Arts Academy, an elementary school located near the northern end of Elmwood.

“We are thrilled that teachers, staff, and students will be able to start the new school year knowing that our building is, and has been, safe,” said Yaw Obeng, superintendent of the Burlington School District, in a statement last week.

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For the entire article, see
https://vtdigger.org/2018/08/28/burlington-school-tests-safe-cancer-causing-chemicals/

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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
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<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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