[CPEO-BIF] TCE from Litton site, Springfield, Missouri

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Five more water wells test positive for pollution from Litton site; other results coming

by Wes Johnson
Springfield News-Leader (MO)
December 12, 2018

When Fantastic Caverns went public with concerns about chemical pollution from a Springfield industrial site, property owners with wells nearby flooded state regulators with requests for free water well testing.

According to the Department of Natural Resources, 280 people asked for their wells to be tested for trichloroethylene, a carcinogenic degreasing agent that escaped from the Litton Industries site near the airport in northwest Springfield.

The first 35 free water well samples have been tested, and DNR reports that five of those had the chemical, though at levels below the EPA's maximum allowable limit for human exposure in drinking water.

"The department is mailing sampling results letters for the first 35 wells sampled to property owners this week," said Valerie Wilder, DNR Superfund section chief. "Results for samples collected in December are expected by December 21 and will be promptly communicated to the remaining property owners."


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For the entire article, see
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/2018/12/11/water-pollution-wells-litton-fantastic-caverns-springfield-missouri/2275809002/

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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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