Rochester’s CheMicAL RoMaNcE
No, we’re not auditioning for a new post-punk progression band (though some of us could really get into that), we’re just following the state of our environment for you RT readers. Steve Orr at the D&C posted the latest toxic dump finding in Rochester, this time on Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road (bold mine):
The new site, off Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road, is a commercial property where the once-ubiquitous industrial solvent trichloroethene, or TCE, was used — and apparently spilled. Groundwater near the building at 235 Metro Park in Brighton contains relatively high concentrations of TCE, as well as other solvents.
A fact sheet from the state Department of Environmental Conservation said the solvents apparently originated with Fischbach & Moore Electric, a large commercial contractor that occupied the building for years.
The DEC notified nearby property owners last week that it has added the site to its registry of hazardous waste disposal sites. It is listed a Class 2 site, meaning it poses a significant threat to the environment or public health, and must be cleaned up.
Here’s a fact sheet on TCE. We’ve also told you about previous environmental issues here.
Brighton Town Hall held a meeting at 7:00 p.m. to discuss yet another site’s cleanup, so we’ll try to find out the outcome of that meeting and post it soon.
[...] Chemical residue? Yep in Brighton. [...]