[CPEO-BIF] Former Sporlan Valve plant, Washington, Missouri

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Sporlan Valve plant in Washington, Mo., could be added to Superfund toxic sites

By Blythe Bernhard 
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
September 11, 2018
 

The former Sporlan Valve plant in Washington, Mo., where cancer-causing chemicals leached into the groundwater and soil, is expected to be added to a federal list of toxic sites slated for cleanup.

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The site of the former Sporlan Valve Company sits on four acres of vacant land at 611 East 7th Street in Washington, about half a mile from the Missouri River. The company, once the largest U.S. maker of air conditioning and refrigeration valves, was bought by Parker Hannifin Corp. of Cleveland in 2004 and demolished in 2011.

The plant used trichloroethylene (TCE) as a solvent in the manufacturing process for decades. The soil and groundwater under the facility became contaminated with TCE, which can damage the nervous system and is a potential cause of cancer. About 20 homes surrounding the site have had air filtration systems installed by the EPA to remove TCE vapors.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/sporlan-valve-plant-in-washington-mo-could-be-added-to/article_b65d0b74-21fd-5d74-83c4-b77b0483f9d5.html

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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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