Broome, NY residents still feeling TCE pain

May 16, 2008 - Five years later, residents in affected communities are wrestling with unanswered questions about the consequences from decades of chemical exposure from trichloroethylene and a phenomenon called vapor intrusion. How long was I exposed? Did it make me sick? Will it make me sick? Where else is there TCE that we don't know about?

Attempts to answer these questions have led to a series of landmark events in the Southern Tier as affected communities become the center of a national debate about TCE exposure, its health effects and what needs to be done to protect people. Stakeholders include taxpayers and companies being held responsible for cleanups, residents concerned about exposure, and health officials and policymakers being pushed for stronger regulations.

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