[CPEO-BIF] Hougland Cannery site TCE, Franklin, Indiana

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New map shows toxic soil at 2nd site near Franklin

by Dan Klein
WISH TV (Indianapolis, IN)
November 25, 2019

FRANKLIN, Ind. - Questions about a toxic compound in the soil that have been asked for months finally have some answers.

But unfortunately for nearby residents, the contamination is closer to their homes than they thought, and the levels at the source are much higher than expected.

News 8 has been reporting on the community’s concerns for more than a year.

While the contamination involves TCE, the same toxic substance, it involves a second site, just about three-tenths of a mile from the first, according to a map released by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management earlier this month. It’s the first map of contamination that includes both sites.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/new-map-shows-toxic-soil-at-2nd-site-near-franklin/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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