One in three Tucson residents who experienced water contamination issues in their communities are still dealing with mental health impacts, four decades after the contamination was addressed. That’s according to a new study out from the University of Arizona.
Communities in Tucson’s south side were contaminated when a cleaning solvent called TCE used at nearby military installations in the 1950s seeped into groundwater. Exposure has been linked to different types of cancer, Parkinson’s disease and other issues.
The area was declared a Superfund site by the EPA in the 1980s because of the toxin, and groundwater wells in the area were shut down…