[CPEO-BIF] TCE vapor testing at former Square D factor, Peru, Indiana

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

IDEM testing homes in Peru after cancer-causing substance found under closed factory

by Jacob Burbrink
Fox TV-59 News (Indianapolis, IN)
January 16, 2023

PERU, Ind. — Peru’s mayor is alerting residents about environmental testing after a cancer-causing substance was discovered under the old Square D production plant.

The alert comes after Schneider Electric USA Inc. started testing the old factory for potential environmental issues in February 2022. During this testing, the mayor’s office said the company found the presence of trichloroethylene (TCE) underneath the facility.

An Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) report states this cancer-causing substance was likely used on the site as part of historic manufacturing processes, degreasing and metalwork. 

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For the entire article, see
https://fox59.com/news/idem-testing-homes-in-peru-after-cancer-causing-substance-found-under-closed-factory/

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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
Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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