[CPEO-BIF] "Historic Residences' meeting does little to ease tenant's fear" of TCE vapors, Owensboro, Kentucky

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Historic Residences' meeting does little to ease tenant's fear

By Jacob Mulliken 
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY)
July 2, 2020 
	
Owensboro-based MPD inc. along with Kansas-based property management firm Cohen-Esrey Communities, LLC have failed to alleviate concerns surrounding trichloroethylene (TCE), say residents of Owensboro Historic Residence.

On June 16, residents were notified via letter from Cohen-Esrey employee and OHR property manager Jessica Walton that MPD, 316 E. Ninth St. and directly across the street from the Historic Residence, had discovered TCE “in groundwater beneath its building.”

TCE, a known human carcinogen, is a halocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent to remove oils and grease from metal parts during manufacturing, to make refrigerants and other chemicals. It is also commonly used among dry cleaners.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/local/historic-residences-meeting-does-little-to-ease-tenants-fear/article_a1d228b8-dd27-56d2-af04-81f88ada474c.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
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org





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