TCE has been found in underground water sources and many surface waters because of industrial errors in its disposal, assuming that the disposal was legal of course. While Trichloroethylene does dissolve somewhat in water, the toxin can remain in ground water for a considerable amount of time (ToxFaqs). Contact with TCE is highly unadvisable because of the adverse health risks associated with the toxin. However this may be difficult to avoid in contaminated areas because one may ingest the toxin by drinking, swimming, or showering in water that has been contaminated with the agent. A scientific study showed that prolonged exposure to TCE may cause liver, kidney and/or lung cancer (ToxFaqs). Even periodic heavy dosages of TCE can cause impaired heart function, unconsciousness and even death (ToxFaqs).

Who really thinks about water contamination when they take a shower, drink a glass of tap water or fill their swimming pools? I would assume not many people. All of the media attention environmental issues, like ground water contamination, are receiving can only add more knowledge to the common person who assumes the water is fine. Because unfortunately you never know what you are going to get when you turn on the tap. In Woburn, parents would not have given their children water filled with toxins if they knew what the consequences were, ultimately their child’s death. But they simply did not know. With today’s advanced technology, more should be done to make sure that water is safe, no matter what the cost. Industries are beginning to realize this and to plan accordingly. It is more financially-sound to avoid the problem in the first place the potentially lose even more money in a lawsuit, and obviously more environmentally sound.

This contamination of Woburn’s drinking water led to heightened and unexplained cases of childhood Leukemia within

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