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WHAT'S IN YOUR WATER?

Polasko Alexandra Polasko Introduction What’s in Your Water? In 1990, Anne Anderson, a single parent, living in Woburn, Massachusetts took on the burden of suing Beatrice Food Company – one of the largest food processing businesses in America (1). She fought her case with such conviction because she believed that her nine year-­‐old son had developed a very rare form of childhood cancer from a chemical compound called trichloroethene (TCE). The suit later revealed that more than 12 children had developed cancer in Woburn from TCE. Where could these children have possibly been exposed to this deadly chemical in high enough concentrations for them to develop cancer? It turned out that every time the residents took a sip of water, they were unknowingly being exposed to TCE. This small town later found out that their drinking water wells contained TCE concentrations that were 80,000 times greater than the allowed concentrations required by the law under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2). The company ended up having to pay over $64 million dollars to cleanup the town’s drinking water, which is still recorded as the largest chemical cleanup site in the Northeastern United States. (2) Starting in the early 1980’s TCE was used as a metal degreasing agent in many manufacturing companies and military bases all across the nation from Massachusetts to California (3). It proved to be an excellent solvent for cleaning off dirt; however, its unknown effects on consumption would later show to be deadly. The combination of companies leaving little room in their budget for safe disposals