Toxic chemicals found at former Richmond dry cleaning business
By Jana Katsuyama
KTVU TV-2 News (San Francisco Bay Area, CA)
December 22, 2023
RICHMOND, Calif. - The discovery of high levels of toxic chemicals found at a former dry cleaning site in Richmond, has prompted health officials to take immediate action, with plans Friday to go door-to-door in the neighborhood installing monitors and even considering evacuations of nearby homes if airborne toxins rise above safety levels.
The state says the building in Richmond at 2022 Barrett Avenue has a history of housing dry-cleaning businesses from 1960 through 2001.
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control sent a letter this week to Contra Costa County and city health officials, saying recent tests showed an alarming number of toxic chemicals at the site.
"The concentration and the types of chemicals that they've found are things we don't want people exposed to for long terms or in high concentrations," said Dr. Lisa Rodelo, deputy health officer for the Contra Costa County Health Department.
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