Friday, December 7, 2007

State of Minnesota and federal EPA will investigate possible contamination from underground chemical vapors in 270 homes

December 4, 2007 - Two hundred and seventy properties near the intersection of Highway 7 and Wooddale Avenue in St. Louis Park will be tested for two contaminants. One is perchloroethylene (PCE) and the other is trichloroethylene (TCE). These are man-made chemicals commonly used to dry clean fabrics and degrease metal parts. They're also known as volatile organic compounds or VOCs.

Most of the properties scheduled for testing are residential.

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