[CPEO-MEF] VOCs: "Department of Energy settles on bioremediation to rid Paducah [KY] site of groundwater contaminant"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Department of Energy settles on bioremediation to rid Paducah site of groundwater contaminant

By Charity Blanton
WPSD TV-6 News (Paducah, KY)
June 29, 2022

PADUCAH — The Department of Energy will begin working to decrease levels of a contaminant in the groundwater at a Paducah site. 

According to a release from the department, a buildup of tricholoroethene contamination was discovered in soil and groundwater near the Gasseous Diffiusion Plant in 1990, when the plant was still diffusing uranium. The DOE says it's located near a machine shop, which was used for fabrication, assembly, cleaning, and repairing equipment. They believe the TCE, a common industrial degreaser, came from frequently rinsing and cleaning equipment with solvents.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/deparment-of-energy-settles-on-bioremediation-to-rid-paducah-site-of-groundwater-contaminant/article_79fbff22-f7f5-11ec-8a0c-6f047202df64.html

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Lenny Siegel
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