[CPEO-BIF] Remediation plan at former Bishop Tube in East Whiteland, Pennsylvania

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

DEP to hold public hearing on remediation plan at former Bishop Tube in East Whiteland

By FRAN MAYE 
Daily Local (PA)
November 6, 2021 

EAST WHITELAND — Residents who want to weigh in on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) plans to remediate environmental contamination at the site of the former Bishop Tube facility in East Whiteland Township have until Monday, Jan. 8, to register for a virtual public hearing.

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DEP is proposing a remedial response action to address soil, groundwater, and surface water contamination, as well as an impacted residential drinking water supply at the 13.7-acre site where several industrial businesses manufactured stainless steel tubes and seamless stainless steel products from the 1950s until 1999.

Hazardous substances were employed in the manufacturing processes throughout the history of site, such as chlorinated solvents, including trichloroethene (TCE). TCE, a commercial-grade solvent that was commonly used as a degreasing agent for manufactured metal parts, is the primary source of concern that led to soil contamination and groundwater impacts. In addition, other contaminants have been detected at the site, including elevated levels of fluoride, chromium, aluminum, and nickel. However, according to DEP, the TCE concentrations within soil, groundwater, and surface water are generally higher than other chlorinated solvents at the site and it poses the most substantial threat to human health and the environment. Besides being a known carcinogen, prolonged exposure to TCE can result in serious neurological, cardiac, reproductive, and developmental health problems.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.dailylocal.com/2021/11/05/dep-to-hold-public-hearing-on-remediation-plan-at-former-bishop-tube-in-east-whiteland/

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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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