in spite of constant complaints from the residents of East Woburn that the water had an odor and chemical taste when these wells were in operation. In 1979, an illegal chemical drum dump was discovered, and after that, the water from Wells G and H was tested and found to contain the industrial solvent trichloroethylene (TCE). Although TCE was not found in the drums that triggered the inquiry in the first place, it was known to have been widely used by ind
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