[CPEO-BIF] "Ripon [California] Cancer Concerns Spread From Water To Vapor"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Ripon Cancer Concerns Spread From Water To Vapor

by Julie Watts Investigates
CBS-13 TV News (Sacramento, CA)
May 3, 2019

RIPON (CBS13) — Moms of kids with cancer have been concerned about the chemicals found in the water in Ripon. Now their concerns are spreading to the air.

According to the EPA, Trichloroethylene (TCE) in the drinking water isn’t the only concern. The chemicals are also linked to health problems when they are found in the soil vapor and indoor air at certain levels.

Despite the fact groundwater in Ripon tests positive for TCE, CBS13 has learned, there has been no reported soil vapor or indoor air testing for this chemical in Ripon in over a decade.

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For the entire article, see
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/05/03/ripon-cancer-concerns-water-vapor/

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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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