General Motors, Grand Rapids Metal Plant

Property owners notified: 15. Date notified: Sept. 19, 2003.

Contaminants:

Trichloroethene (TCE)Also known as Trichloroethylene. A nonflammable, colorless liquid with a somewhat sweet odor and a sweet, burning taste. It is used mainly as a solvent to remove grease from metal parts, but it is also an ingredient in adhesives, paint removers, typewriter correction fluids, and spot removers.

Not thought to occur naturally in the environment. However, it has been found in underground water sources and many surface waters as a result of the manufacture, use, and disposal of the chemical.

Possible dangers: Potential carcinogen.

Notes: GM notified neighbors about contamination after TCE was found in levels unsafe for drinking water in the groundwater. GM says it installed a system to clean the groundwater in 1989.

Properties listed:

340 32nd St. SW

3471 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3329 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3333 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3339 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3345 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3349 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3353 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3359 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3421 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3425 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3427 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3441 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3449 Hillcroft Ave. SW, 3457 Hillcroft Ave. SW