[CPEO-MEF] Rocketdyne TCE cleanup

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New rehab methods for Rocketdyne?

The state will review faster ways to remove contaminants

By Teresa Rochester,
Ventura County Star (CA)
September 18, 2004

Hoping to speed the cleanup of a toxic solvent once used to clean rocket
engines, state officials plan to review new technologies as they guide
the rehabilitation of the Rocketdyne site in the hills southeast of Simi
Valley. 

New and faster methods for removing trichloroethylene, a likely
carcinogen, might hasten the cleanup and reduce the further spread of
the contamination, officials said. 

"The levels are high in groundwater, and we have paid attention to where
the residences are," said Pauline Batarseh, supervising hazardous
substances engineer with the Department of Toxic Substances Control. "We
will look at different techniques. Obviously, we need to look at
innovative techniques if this is to be cleaned." 

Batarseh made the comment at Thursday's meeting of the Santa Susana
Field Laboratory Workgroup, which is monitoring the cleanup of the
former rocket engine laboratory. 

Before 1961, 500,000 gallons of trichloroethylene were released into the
soil at the laboratory. 

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for the entire article, see
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/sv/article/0,1375,VCS_239_3191988,00.html




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