A McCook couple has been run out of their home by trichloroethylene (TCE) after being advised that TCE causes neurological problems, including tingling of the phalanges, just like the couple had been experiencing. According to the report:

The Carman's, who purchased their home southwest of the [TRW contamination] site in 1997, said they discovered the problem when they decided to drill a well in 2002 to irrigate the lawn and orchard around their home. That well, which resulted in a call from the representative of the company, showed 680 parts per billion of TCE contamination , compared to a 5 ppb allowable level.

After they learned about the problem, the Carman's told the Gazette, they visited a specialist in California who confirmed varying degrees of neurological effects in three members of the family, ranging from tingling to numb fingers and toes. Their son may have received the most exposure because of his basement bedroom, the Carman's said.

...Meanwhile they have taken air samples in the home which showed up to 134 micrograms of TCE per cubic meter of air. Nebraska has no standard, but the Colorado standard is 1.6 micrograms of TCE per cubic meter."

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