TCE: What You Need To Know About TCE Contamination/ The Collins Law Firm / Environmental Lawyer

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TCE stands for a chemical called trichloroethylene.
What is TCE?
It is a degreaser that cleans metal parts in factories.
How does it get into our environment?
At the factories--years ago usually-- TCE is dumped or buried on the property and allowed to bleed down through the soil and into the groundwater. Sometimes TCE is dumped at a landfill and ends up in the groundwater under the landfill.
How are people exposed to TCE?
If your water comes from a private well that is drilled right into the groundwater that is contaminated with TCE, then TCE will be in the water coming out of your tap. You can be exposed by drinking the water or showering or bathing in it. There's another way that human beings are exposed to TCE as well, and that is through a process called vapor intrusion. Vapor intrusion happens because TCE in groundwater vaporizes, or turns into a gas, and moves back up through the soil, and slips through cracks in a foundation and into the air in homes and businesses. People do not know that TCE is in their air or water because it is colorless and odorless.
How can TCE affect my health?
There is no safe level of TCE; it is potentially dangerous at any level. It has been proven in medical studies to cause cancer, primarily cancers of the kidney, liver and lymphomas. It is also linked to other cancers. TCE disrupts the human immune system and makes it harder for the body to process toxins. One of the really concerning things about TCE is that it is particularly dangerous to children because their immune systems are not well formed. If you believe that TCE is in your environment, possibly in your water or the air in your home, you need to take all the steps you can to remove this threat to your family. For more information, please read The Collins Law Firm blog on TCE at http://ow.ly/ueDr30acCNV or call attorney Shawn Collins at (630) 527-1595.