Exposure to the Meeker Avenue Plume Contaminants of Concern Pose These Potential Health Effects:
(from EPA)
TCE (trichloroethylene)
Cancer effects: Classified as “carcinogenic to humans” by all routes of exposure.
Per EPA, carcinogenic by a mutagenic mode of action.
Tumor sites:
§ Hepatic - liver
§ Hematologic - blood
§ Urinary/renal system - kidney
Noncancer endpoints/effects:
§ Central nervous system, kidney, liver, immune system, male reproductive system and the developing fetus
PCE (tetrachloroethylene)
Cancer effects:
Classified as “Likely to be carcinogenic to humans” by all routes of exposure.
Tumor sites:
§ hepatic - liver
Noncancer endpoints/effects:
§ Nervous system and ocular effects through oral and inhalation exposures