Fate and Transport of Trichloroethane and Trichloroethylene Contaminated Groundwater, Building 719, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware,
Abstract
Trichloroethane and trichloroethylene are common chlorinated aliphatic industrial organic solvents used in degreasing operations. Both are typically found in groundwater environments as a result of leaking underground storage tanks, leachate from landfills, and contaminant migration from hazardous waste dump sites. Transformation by-products are also found in association with trichloroethane and trichloroethylene without any known source other than from reductive dechlorination. Dechlorinated by-products include 1,1 - dichloroethane; cis and trans 1,2- dichloroethylene, 1,1 - dichloroethylene, chloroethane, and vinyl chloride. Trichloroethane and trichloroethylene and their transformation by-products are suspected human health hazards. Vinyl chloride is a known human carcinogen, while trichloroethylene is considered a probable human carcinogen, and 1,1 -dichloroethylene and 1,1 -dichloroethane possible human carcinogens. p6
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA312039
Entities
People
- Kenneth J. Melchiorre
Organizations
- Pennsylvania State University