| From: | Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Mon, 9 Mar 2026 14:00:21 -0700 (PDT) |
| Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
| Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] TCE Screenings in Wichita, Kansas |
Free health screenings offered for contaminated site in Wichita Health experts say screenings help identify potential impacts from trichloroethylene, or TCE, exposure. Wichita Today March 9, 2026 Health Care By Free health testing for Wichita-area residents who spent time around groundwater contamination near 29th and Grove is now available through a coordinated initiative that will connect them to clinics and community partners. The testing effort is tied to a decades-old groundwater contamination plume in northeast Wichita, which originated from a chemical spill at a nearby rail yard sometime in the 1970s. WHY IT MATTERS The contamination spread through a groundwater plume roughly three miles long affecting parts of northeast Wichita, from 27th to Murdock. Many residents in the area said they were unaware of the spill until a public meeting in 2022 brought renewed attention to the issue. The free testing aims to help identify potential health impacts from exposure to the hazardous chemicals TCE and PCE. THE DETAILS After the city of Wichita discovered the contamination near 29th and Grove in 1994, testing revealed hazardous levels of trichloroethylene, commonly known as TCE, and tetrachloroethene, an industrial solvent and known carcinogen that can harm through inhalation, ingestion or skin contact. The Clearway Testing initiative, supported by a $3.5 million grant, will provide free health screenings this year through several Wichita health organizations for people who lived, worked, attended school, went to church or otherwise spent time near the northeast Wichita area from the 1970s to the present. … For the entire article, see https://nationaltoday.com/us/ks/wichita/news/2026/03/09/free-health-screenings-offered-for-contaminated-site-in-wichita/ — 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 Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org) _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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