May 29, 2007 - The Kelseys paid $350 for Fredericktowne Labs to test their water, and had results within three days. The water from their Cameron Court home tested positive for petroleum compounds methyl-tertiary butyl ether and benzene, a known carcinogen, in the amounts of 46 parts per billion and 329 ppb, respectively.
The state takes corrective action when groundwater is contaminated with MTBE at or above 20 ppb and benzene at 5 ppb.
The family lives within a few hundred yards of the Green Valley Citgo at 11791 Fingerboard Road, which is under investigation for groundwater contamination.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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