[CPEO-BIF] Water Gremlin Public Health Assessment, White Bear Township, Minnesota

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

MDH Assessment Spells Out Health Risk From Chemicals Released By Water Gremlin

By Jennifer Mayerle
WCCO TV-4 News (MN)
April 26, 2022 

MINNEAPOLIS  — Years of unchecked air pollution may have harmed the health of neighbors living near a Twin Cities plant.

For the first time, the Minnesota Department of Health said chemical emissions from Water Gremlin may have increased the risk of cancers and birth defects in the White Bear Township community. WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle has been investigating problems at the plant for years.

What the 89-page public health assessment boils down to is exposure to a now-banned chemical called TCE. Water Gremlin released it at excessive levels for more than 15 years which may have harmed the public’s health.

Health officials are telling the community air emissions released at the manufacturing plant may have increased their risk of some cancers, other medical issues, and heart defects in babies.


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For the entire story, see
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/04/26/mdh-assessment-spells-out-threat-of-tce-released-by-water-gremlin/

To download the Public Health Assessment, go to
https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/hazardous/sites/watergremlininc.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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