[CPEO-MEF] Wamego wells contaminated with toxic solvent

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Wamego wells contaminated with toxic solvent
Last Modified:
2:53 p.m. 10/22/2002

The Associated Press
WAMEGO -- Twenty-one private wells near a former missile site have been
found to contain high levels of a toxic solvent used by the military to
clean engines, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment says.
KDHE identified 67 water wells east of the former Atlas-E missile site.
At 21 of the wells, tests showed the water contained levels of
trichloroethylene, or TCE, that exceeded Environmental Protection Agency
standards.

TCE, a possible carcinogen, has been linked to liver damage and can
cause vomiting and abdominal pain, according to the EPA's Web site.

Officials have told residents they are developing plans for cleanup.

Meanwhile, bottled water is being delivered to homes where well water
contained high levels of TCE and the Army Corps of Engineers is
analyzing ways to provide a permanent water source, officials said.

This article can be viewed at:
http://cjonline.com/stories/102202/bre_wells.shtml

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