[CPEO-BIF] Former Bishop Tube facility, East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

DEP plan to clean up Bishop Tube site contamination draws criticism from environmentalists

By Zoë Read
WHYY Public Radio (Philadelphia, PA)
September 23, 2022

Environmental advocates are speaking out against a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection plan to clean up decades-old contamination at the site of the former Bishop Tube facility in East Whiteland Township, Chester County.

The site is contaminated with the chemical compound, trichloroethylene (TCE), which can cause serious health problems for people exposed. DEP’s plan, submitted Wednesday, involves the use of chemical oxidants to destroy TCE. The move follows almost a year-long public comment process.

Environmental advocates have previously called for the site to be converted to natural open space, and have also spoken out against a developer that wants to build townhomes on the property. Now that the township has granted preliminary approval for development, opponents say DEP’s cleanup doesn’t go far enough to protect potential future residents.

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For the entire article, see
https://whyy.org/articles/dep-plan-to-clean-up-bishop-tube-site-contamination-draws-criticism-from-environmentalists/

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