SALISBURY – The Wicomico County Council voted this month to move the possibility of installing a public water supply in the Morris Mill area to address polluted water supply to a public hearing.
In 2012, Trichloroethylene (TCE) was detected in polluting well water of Morris Mill area residents. According to the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE), Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a clear liquid with a sweet odor. TCE is used as a solvent to remove grease from metals and in the production of other chemicals. It is also used in paints, varnishes, lacquers, paint removers, adhesives and other commercial and consumer products.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded that long-term TCE exposure could pose risks to the nervous system, kidneys, liver, immune system, and male reproductive system. The EPA has also concluded that TCE exposure might pose risks to unborn babies, including birth defects.
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3 comments:
EPA should run an inspection on some of our vacand manufacturing plants and see what's under their footprint. I know we had a printing plant next to the river by pep boys. Yhey used alot of TCE for cleaning ink from printing equipment. I wonder where all that waste water went???
I really feel for anyone living in that area. I would be certain to move as soon as possible if I did. Maybe this is why our cancer rate is #1 in the country.
Once again, we depend on an Ocean City newspaper to bring us the real news in our county.
Goodbye, Daily Slime!
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