From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Tue, 4 Jun 2019 19:49:44 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Nestlé TCE contamination, Ripon, California |
Harder seeks answers to TCE pollution by DENNIS WYATT Manteca Bulletin (CA) June 4, 2019 Congressman Josh Harder is seeking answers from state officials as to whether the City of Ripon’s drinking water is safe and just how effective Nestle remediation efforts have been. The now defunct Nestlé Food Corporation plant that operated southwest of the Main Street and Highway 99 interchange on Industrial Avenue produced decaffeinated coffee until it closed in 1994. The decaffeination process involved a closed loop system where solvents were distilled and recycled. Beginning in 1957, trichloroethylene (TCE) — a chemical now known to cause cancer — was used to extract caffeine. The company switched from TCE to methylene chloride (MC) in 1970. Nestle used MC in the process until 1986. The City of Ripon recently shut down a municipal drinking water well after elevated levels of TCE-related chemicals were detected. Residents have expressed concern that a sudden increase in childhood cancers in Ripon may be connected to the Nestle contamination. … For the entire article, see https://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/local-news/harder-seeks-answers-tce-pollution/ -- 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 _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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