[CPEO-BIF] "Toxic discovery prompts redesign of Stanford's housing project, " Palo Alto, California

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Toxic discovery prompts redesign of Stanford's housing project
City Council approves revised map for University Terrace development after TCE was found in soil

by Gennady Sheyner
Palo Alto Online (CA)
June 29, 2016

The discovery of a cancer-causing chemical at a construction site has prompted Stanford University to redesign is new faculty-housing development on California Avenue, and triggered concerns from College Terrace residents about whether the toxins may have migrated toward their own homes.

The proposal by Stanford to move seven homes from "hot spot" areas where trichloroethylene (TCE) was recently discovered won the City Council's approval Tuesday night, despite requests from area residents that the project should be put on hold until the issue is better understood. 

The residents' concerns were heightened last month, after tests of College Terrace homes showed a detectable level of TCE in six homes, out of 19 sampled. In some cases, the contaminant was found in samples taken from crawl spaces or basements, suggesting that it was not caused by a chemical solution (such as a degreaser) used by the homeowner.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2016/06/29/toxic-discovery-prompts-redesign-of-stanfords-housing-project
 
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