SITES TESTED• First Tennessee Pavilion: foundry site• 815 Hickory St.: Hazardous material storage building and maintenance shop• 1715 and 1815 E. Main St. and Lynnbrook Avenue: Arcade Printing• 2510 Glass St.: Gas stations• 2707 Ocoee St.: Dump site• Wisdom Street: Impound yard storage of vehicles and manufacturing facilities• JDK property on Mueller Avenue: Iron foundrySource: Chattanooga Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency; Terracon
Of the seven brownfield sites tested for contamination with the city’s $200,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, only one had excessively high levels, researchers said.
Chlorinated solvents, which are known carcinogens, were detected at above acceptable levels at the Arcade Printing property at 1815 E. Main St., said Dallas Whitmill, department manager with Terracon environmental services, one of the companies that did the testing.
However, the contamination appears contained in the groundwater on the property and will cause no harm to neighbors, he said.
More than likely, the chlorinated solvents were used to clean ink, officials said.