For Immediate Release: February 8, 2016
Contact: Tricia Landquist, tlandquist@ochca.com, (714) 834-2178
Trichloroethylene Detected in Indoor Air Samples at Santa Ana Site
(Santa Ana) – Information provided by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) indicates that several chemicals have been detected in soil, groundwater and in air at 1224 E. Pomona St. in the City of Santa Ana. DTSC has been conducting sampling of the soil, soil gas, groundwater and indoor air at and around this former plating facility and will be using this information to develop a plan to remove the chemical contamination. Several of the chemicals detected are considered human carcinogens and/or cause other toxic effects to humans. Continue reading