[CPEO-BIF] "EPA to begin additional cleanup at CTS Superfund Site in Asheville, North Carolina"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Releases: 
U.S. EPA Region 4
August 10, 2023

EPA to begin additional cleanup at CTS Superfund Site in Asheville, North Carolina

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – During the week of August 14, 2023, theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin additional cleanup work at the CTS of Asheville, Inc. Superfund Site (Site) located at 235 Mills Gap Road.

The cleanup will consist of using In-Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) to treat trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination in a 1.9-acre area of the Site. ISCO involves injection of chemicals into the ground to oxidize and break down contaminants into harmless byproducts like carbon dioxide and water. The same area was treated with ISCO between September 2019 and March 2020 and has been monitored since. As of July 2023, TCE concentrations in the area have been reduced by 70% and this additional “polishing” step is required to achieve the Site cleanup goal of a 95% reduction. 

During this polishing event, a total of 40,000 pounds of potassium permanganate will be injected into soil below ground through 12 existing wells. The work is expected to take three weeks during which time residents are urged to respect boundaries around the site where workers and equipment will enter and exit. 

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For the entire release, see
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-begin-additional-cleanup-cts-superfund-site-asheville-north-carolina

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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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