Tewksbury perchlorate sampling results

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Tewksbury water tests continuing
Officials: Chemical levels higher than initial tests but appear to be declining

By VANESSA HUGHES
Lowell Sun (MA)  
August 18, 2004

TEWKSBURY Additional tests conducted over the past few days found higher
amounts of the chemical perchlorate than the levels initially detected
in the town's water supply.

Town Manager David Cressman said tests of the water supply Saturday,
Sunday and Monday found perchlorate levels at 3.21 parts per billion
(ppb), 2.71 ppb and 2.65 ppb, respectively. 

Preliminary results from tests conducted yesterday show levels below 2
ppb, he said. 

"The good news is the direction of what we're finding with perchlorate
in the water system is declining, but it's still higher than it was a
week ago," he said. 

Officials voluntarily notified the public Friday that trace amounts of
the chemical were discovered during routine tests on Aug. 3. Initial
tests revealed 1.12 ppb of perchlorate, which is used in such products
as rocket fuel, explosives, fireworks and some types of fertilizers. 

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for the entire article, see
http://www.lowellsun.com/Stories/0,1413,105~4761~2342853,00.html

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