Many cleaners and manufacturers have phased out TCE as evidence documenting the chemical as a public health hazard grows. But it is still found in many manufacturing processes and products, including paints and glues.
Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Search for TCE contamination broadens in Union, NY
October 11, 2007 - A subterranean plume of TCE was found pushing through foundations and contaminating indoor air in hundreds of buildings south of the former IBM plant in the heart of the village in 2003. Since then, technicians working for the DEC have found pollution affecting more than 22 properties outside of the IBM area. They have widened their search to include any area that might be tainted by TCE, an industrial solvent once used liberally in applications ranging from electronics manufacturing to dry cleaning.
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