[CPEO-BIF] "Air testing at closed Oakland [California] school shows no cancer-causing chemical"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Air testing at closed Oakland school shows no cancer-causing chemical

by Roland Li 
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
February 22, 2020

After a West Oakland high school was closed due to a cancer-causing chemical found in groundwater, early testing on Saturday showed no indication of the chemical in the air.

Preliminary results of about 50 air tests at McClymonds High School found no presence of the carcinogen, trichloroethylene, also known as TCE.

“There is no indication of TCE in any of the areas we have tested so far,” said Cheryl Prowell of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control in a statement. “Based on the groundwater results, high concentrations in indoor air would be unlikely but we wanted to use caution and check.”

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For the entire article, see
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Air-testing-at-closed-Oakland-school-shows-no-15077269.php?utm_campaign#

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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