What is in the groundwater on NASA-adminstered SSFL property?
There have been several chemicals found in the groundwater at SSFL, especially in Area II, where rocket engines for several NASA and USAF programs were tested. Various chemicals – solvents, petroleum products and dioxins, as well as some metals – have been detected in SSFL soil, surface water and groundwater. In 1984, the solvent trichlorethylene (TCE) was discovered in groundwater beneath the SSFL. TCE was the primary chemical used as a safeguard to clean liquid-fueled engines before and after each test. TCE made its way into soil and groundwater. Approximately 97% of the TCE released into the ground at SSFL occurred before 1961. More information is available in the fact sheet, The Use of Trichloroethylene at NASA’s SSFL Sites.
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