[CPEO-BIF] "What is PERC, and Why is There So Much in The Bronx?" (New York)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

What is PERC, and Why is There So Much in The Bronx?

By CUNY Lehman Journalism Team.
City Limits (NY)
January 30, 2023

A known carcinogen, Tetrachloroethylene is a chemical often used as a solvent for dry cleaning, and now fugitive traces of PERC can be found in many places around the city. The Bronx alone is home to hundreds of contaminated sites, 53 of which are under active remediation.

Tetrachloroethylene (PERC) is on the EPA’s list of the 10 chemicals in most need of remediation. A known carcinogen, Tetrachloroethylene is a chemical often used as a solvent for dry cleaning, and now fugitive traces of PERC can be found in many places around the city.

The Bronx alone is home to hundreds of contaminated sites, 53 of which are under active remediation. The primary risk lies in the soil, as contaminated water trapped within eventually evaporates and breaks through via fumes. This toxic vapor can escape from the soil within buildings via cracks in the walls or the floor.

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For the entire article, see
https://citylimits.org/2023/01/30/what-is-perc-and-why-is-there-so-much-in-the-bronx/

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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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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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