Toxic Chemical Vapors Detected in Buildings at Google Headquarters
Elevated levels of the chemical TCE were found in recent Environmental Protection Agency tests in two Mountain View, Cal., Google buildings that sit where tech companies had manufacturing operations.
Elevated levels of the chemical TCE were found in recent Environmental Protection Agency tests in two Mountain View, Cal., Google buildings that sit where tech companies had manufacturing operations.
TCE, or trichloroethylene, was used by Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel, Raytheon, at the North Wisman Road location where Google’s buildings QD6 and QD7 sit. TCE contaminated the groundwater and was detected in the buildings, one of which is labeled a “customer briefing center,” as vapor.
The sites are regularly tested by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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