From: | Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:02:55 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] VOCs: "40 years after TCE water contamination: Victims still suffer" on Tucson's (AZ) southside |
40 years after TCE water contamination: Victims still suffer By Ciara Encinas KGUN TV-9 News (Tucson, AZ) March 30, 2021 TUCSON, Ariz. — Before the 1980s, families on Tucson's southside did not think much about drinking from the tap -- until the Pima County Health Department found out the water became contaminated. 40 years ago, high levels of trichloroethylene, or TCE, were found in the water. It was a solvent used to clean airplanes. Residents started getting sick and at the time it led to one of the biggest water lawsuits in the country. … The contamination led to two major lawsuits. One was against the Tucson Airport Authority and the other was against Hughes Aircraft Company. … For the entire story, see https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/40-years-after-the-tce-water-contamination-victims-still-suffer — Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.org P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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