Site of new Dayton Ohio community center is contaminated

October 6, 2007 - The contamination is caused by trichloroethylene, or TCE, a chemical used as a degreaser that is in the groundwater. TCE fumes have migrated into nearby homes, businesses and schools, creating potentially hazardous vapors.

Max Gates, spokesman for Chrysler, said Friday that Chrysler has installed air-scrubbing systems in homes in the neighborhood that have reduced the level of TCE "well below the level of concern."

Chrysler has identified elevated levels of TCE at the planned community center site and is working with the project's architects, Gates said.

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