Environmental
In New Mexico, which of the following types of contamination is most commonly associated with dry cleaning facility sites?
ALead contamination
BChlorinated solvent contamination (PCE/TCE)✓ Correct
CPetroleum hydrocarbon contamination
DRadioactive material contamination
Explanation
Dry cleaning facilities historically used perchloroethylene (PCE, also called PERC) and trichloroethylene (TCE), chlorinated solvents that are persistent groundwater contaminants at former dry cleaning sites.
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