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Septemfeer 2003
The Perkasie TCE assessment...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) will take soil, soil-vapor and groundwater
samples in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. Due to past
industrial activities in the area, EPA is testing
primarily for trichloroethylene (TCE). The testing
will help find out:
•	If there is TCE contamination.
•	Is TCE moving from the sampling area, and
if so, then how?
•	Where, how much, and at what
concentrations TCE exists? And most
importantly...
•	If there is a risk to human health and the
environment.
EPA will work together with the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry during this
investigation.
What you may notice...
Workers will be taking notes, photographs
and samples. They may be wearing protective gear,
such as coveralls, hardhats, gloves, and breathing
masks.
Schedule...
Work will last two to four days. When the
sample collection is finished, and the data from the
samples is complete, EPA will hold a public
information session with the community to:
/ Show the sample results
/ Discuss any potential heath risks
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More Information...
If you have questions about this project,
please call:
Richard Rupert
EPA On-Scene Coordinator
(215) 814-2879
Trish Taylor
EPA Community Involvement Coordinator
(215) 814-5539
For health-related information on TCE, please
contact:
Bucky Walters
AT SDR Regional Representative
(215)814-3139
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samples. This is an example of the type of equipment you might see
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