[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: TCE found across the river from Oak Ridge complex (TN)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

High level of pollutant detected in Oak Ridge well
Source of chemical compound remains undetermined

Frank Munger
Knoxville News Sentinel (TN)
January 9, 2011

OAK RIDGE - A high level of trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent, 
was found in one of the new monitoring wells installed across the river 
from Oak Ridge National Laboratory's nuclear burial grounds, but Oak 
Ridge officials said it's too early to determine if the pollution is 
linked to the old waste sites.

David Adler, an environmental scientist at the Department of Energy's 
Oak Ridge office, said trichloroethylene - also known as TCE - is often 
associated with buried wastes on the government reservation, but he said 
the chemical compound is widely used as a degreaser and can also be 
found in many non-DOE locations.

"We are avoiding speculating on what the source is," Adler said. "We're 
just getting data to pin down what can and can't be said."


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For the entire article, see
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/09/high-level-of-pollutant-detected-oak-ridge-well/

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Lenny Siegel
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