May 17, 2004 (vol. 113, iss. 142) • Page Image 2
… release that in 2001, the city discovered one of its water supply wells contained trace amounts of the 1,4 Dioxane chemical during routine testing. The chemical was used as a manu- facturing solvent at Pall…
… Life Sci- ences's plant and was disposed of in uncontained lagoons. These lagoons are not lined with sealants to isolate the chemicals from surrounding water. The 1,4 Dioxane leaked from a lagoon into…