[CPEO-BIF] 1, 4 Dioxane testing at Water Gremlin site, White Bear, Minnesota

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Water Gremlin: Investigation updates

By Debra Neutkens
White Bear Press (MN)
March 18, 2020

ST. PAUL - As part of its ongoing work to address contamination at the Water Gremlin facility, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) want the community to know they will continue to provide important and timely information on the latest developments. 

That introduction accompanied the following March 11 update on the White Bear Township plant, located at 4400 Otter Lake Road: 

Testing for 1,4-dioxane

The chemical 1,4-dioxane is commonly used in industrial processes, often as a stabilizer for chlorinated solvents, primarily in trichloroethane (TCA), but sometimes in trichloroethylene (TCE), both of which were used at Water Gremlin. 

In December 2019, the MPCA requested the MDH to test for 1,4-dioxane as part of ongoing environmental investigations at Water Gremlin. 1,4-dioxane was found in shallow groundwater on the site at concentrations above the MDH drinking-water guidance value for this chemical.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.presspubs.com/white_bear/news/water-gremlin-investigation-updates/article_0dd829a2-6a2f-11ea-a466-0b8b3f0e1bf7.html

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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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