Proposition 65 Notice: COUNTRY CLEANER, 13215 GLADSTONE AVENUE, SYLMAR, CALIFORNIA 91342

For Immediate Release:

June 6, 2025

Proposition 65 Notice:

COUNTRY CLEANER, 13215 GLADSTONE AVENUE, SYLMAR, CALIFORNIA 91342

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health received a Proposition 65 Notice from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles (Los Angeles Water Board) for a commercial/industrial property located at 13215 Gladstone Avenue, Sylmar, California 91342, where trichloroethene (TCE) was detected in the indoor air at the above-referenced (Site).

During a meeting on June 2, 2025, at approximately 3:00 PM, KCE Matrix (environmental consultants) and Hartman King PC (legal representative) notified the Los Angeles Water Board staff that the maximum indoor air concentration detected at the Site was 215 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3) (see Attachment 2). As a reference, the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 Interim TCE Indoor Air Accelerated Response Action is 8 μg/m3 and the Urgent Response Action Level (URAL) is 24 μg/m3

According to the State of California TCE can cause cancer.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (US EPA) has identified cancer and non-cancer hazards from TCE exposure in indoor air, posing risks to pregnant women and potential for heart defects in the fetus. Prolonged exposure may also increase cancer risk.

Visit the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR) website for detailed fact sheets on the health effects of TCE.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is responsible for providing this information to the local news media pursuant to California Health and Safety Code section 25180.7 (d). The intent of Proposition 65 - Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 is to protect the public and its drinking water resources, and to inform the public about potential exposures to chemicals.

Relevant Documents:

Country Cleaner Gladstone Prop 65

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

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