[CPEO-BIF] Former Chromatex Plant, Valmont, Pennsylvania

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Agency: Treat Valmont groundwater

BY KENT JACKSON
Hazleton Standard-Speaker (PA)
August 25, 2010


A federal agency recommends treating contaminated water below ground at
the Valmont Industrial Park rather than pumping it to the surface and
then removing a carcinogen.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said underground treatment will
save money and time in the cleanup of the cancer-causing chemical
trichloroethylene or TCE. A study done during the past two years at the
site shows that below-ground treatment can reduce levels of TCE.

Tests found TCE leaking into soil and groundwater from the former
Chromatex No. 2 plant at Valmont in West Hazleton 23 years ago.
Chromatex used TCE to attach stain repellent to upholstery and rugs. The
company stored TCE in two tanks in the plant and caught spills in an
underground tank, where a broken pipe was discovered.

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For the entire article, see
http://standardspeaker.com/news/agency-treat-valmont-groundwater-1.972584

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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