TCE levels surrounding the AVX plant.

New test results are out concerning a toxic chemical leak at a Myrtle Beach plant.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental control says those results show people living near the AVX Corporation on 17th Ave. South in Myrtle Beach have no reason to be concerned. A letter to DHEC from Arcadis, the company that did the testing, says the toxic chemical levels are low enough it shouldn't harm people who live or work in that area.
DHEC presented the finding to Myrtle Beach City Council members Tuesday.
This round of testing dealt with samples of soil gas, to make sure people around the AVX plant aren't breathing in fumes from the toxic chemical trichloroethene, or 'TCE', which DHEC says leaked from the AVX plant.
DHEC told city council members TCE does exist in the groundwater, surface water, and soil gas, but says there isn't enough contamination for great concern.

"Have we found anything that terribly surprised us or scared us or alarmed us? No," says Thom Berry, SCDEC. So we're just continuing the process and continuing to work with a consultant to make sure that they do the studies and then do the cleanup that's necessary."
DHEC requires that AVX clean up the toxic chemical.
The latest study shows three samples of soil gas did slightly exceed a screening value. DHEC wants to re-test those areas, as well as insert more wells to monitor TCE levels surrounding the AVX plant. DHEC will present the new results to city council this summer.
A group of residents is suing AVX for contamination in their area