[CPEO-BIF] "GraceMed testing residents impacted by 29th & Grove groundwater contamination, " Wichita, Kansas

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

GraceMed testing residents impacted by 29th & Grove groundwater contamination

By KWCH Staff and Shawn Loging
KWCH TV-12 News (Wichita, KS)
June 14, 2023 

WICHITA, Kan. - The decades-long groundwater contamination from a northeast Wichita rail yard at 29th and Grovehas left many in the impacted neighborhoods looking for answers.

A study released last month by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) indicated that those who live in the area have higher rates of cancer and children born with low birth weights.

GraceMed, a local community health clinic, is offering a way for residents to learn more.

Dr. Julie Elder, Chief Medical Officer at GraceMed, said the trichloroethylene, or TCE, found in the groundwater has been linked to certain cancers, several types. The one most commonly mentioned is liver cancer.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.kwch.com/2023/06/14/gracemed-testing-residents-impacted-by-29th-grove-groundwater-contamination/

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Lenny Siegel
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