More on Vinyl Cholride in Tampa Bay Groundwater

More news stories on the chemical plume spreading in the Tampa Area.  This follows my previous post about Vinyl Chloride in the Groundwater.

Joe Dindino said he has lived on 10th Avenue North for 30 years, and had no idea that chemicals such as dioxane, TCE and vinyl chloride were contaminating the ground in his neighborhood until a news reporter told him.

He wants to know why Raytheon didn't tell residents when its tests showed the plume was moving off the plant's property and under homes.


Source:  TBO.com Tampa Bay Online: Plume has residents pondering its impact.

Toxic Plume in Florida threatens Neighborhood

From the Tampa Bay Online and story about how a toxic plume is threatening the water supply with cancer causing chemicals such as TCE and Vinyl Chloride.

A toxic plume of industrial waste discovered by workers building the Pinellas Trail 17 years ago is now coursing through groundwater under Abel's Azalea neighborhood, beneath parks, playgrounds and hundreds of homes, according to samples drawn from test wells.


Source:  TBO Online