It's worse, the specific stuff released here is LNAPL[1], which is basically the light liquid components like alkanes, benzene etc. They all flow right along a

It's worse, the specific stuff released here is LNAPL[1], which is basically the light liquid components like alkanes, benzene etc. They all flow right along at the highest point of groundwater. They've been going directly into the groundwater and probably drinking water for over a decade. These things are toxic and carcinogenic; they don't even put benzene in gasoline any more because just being around it for long enough will give you leukemia.