[CPEO-MEF] VOCs, FORMER SITES: Atlas Missile Site, Missouri Valley, IA

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Corps of Engineers holding public hearing on contaminated water in Iowa town

By Joe Harris
WOWT TV-6 News (Omaha, NE)
November 29, 2023 

MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa - Justin Mills says he and his neighbors living just a few miles southeast of Missouri Valley need to protect their water because of a chemical called trichloroethylene, or TCE.

“I would say an overwhelming majority have filtration systems in their houses,” Mills said.

Where did the chemical come from?

You can’t tell by looking at it today, but the Cottonwood Hills used to be where Offutt Air Force Base had several launch sites for Atlas “D” intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Personnel there used TCE for cleaning out fuel tanks. In a less industrial form, it’s found in many household products like cleaning wipes, paint removers, and aerosol cleaning items.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.wowt.com/2023/11/30/corps-engineers-holding-public-hearing-contaminated-water-iowa-town/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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