[CPEO-BIF] "Homeowners [near Fantastic Caverns, MO] ask for well water to be tested for TCE"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Homeowners ask for well water to be tested for TCE

By Taylor Frost 
KY3 (MO)
November 16, 201

SPRINGFIELD, Mo - Many homeowners who live near Fantastic Caverns are wanting to test their well water for trichloroethylene (TCE). A few weeks ago, Fantastic Caverns announced they found extremely high amounts of TCE in parts of the cave.

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So far, those with DNR say they have tested 74 wells. 13 wells have shown traces of TCE. Only one well has shown elevated levels of the contaminant.

Those with DNR say the problem traces back to the former Litton's facility on Kearney. They manufactured circuit boards for years. They say the facility generated "wastes containing metals, predominantly copper, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), predominantly trichloroethylene (TCE)." Now it is believed this could affect people within 30 sq. miles of the old facility.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Homeowners-ask-for-well-water-to-be-tested-for-TCE-500731752.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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