2 Wyoming chemical sites to get fresh look by Department of Environmental Quality

September 24, 2009 - CASPER, Wyo. - Casper is home to two sites of chemical contamination that will be re-examined this fall after more than a decade without testing.

Meredith said DEQ officials are aware of two perchloroethylene plumes in north Casper and downtown that officials have merged into a single orphan site.

Perchloroethylene is a chemical common to cleaning solvents, often used by machine shops to clean tools and by dry cleaning services.

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