LIMERICK, PA. — Underground plumes of hazardous chemicals from two industrial sites have contaminated the groundwater beneath several dozen residences in Limerick, Pennsylvania, The Mercury reported.
The source of the contamination is believed to be the Teleflex Inc. plant and the former Stanley Stool Works, the article stated.
Officials said that the potentially carcinogenic chemicals — trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE), 1,1-dichloroethylene (DCE), 1,2 dichloroethene (Cis) and 1,4-dioxane — threaten the area’s wells and could cause health problems for citizens, according to the story.
In one well, DCE, which has a MCL of 7 ppb, was detected at 366 ppb, the report stated.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, public water will be extended to the affected homes.
Teleflex officials said the company will pay to install water lines at several homes in the area and Stanley-Black & Decker, which took over Stanley Tool Works, said it will contribute approximately $1.3 million to the project, the article stated.
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