M.O. Rivett replies: The aim of Rivett & Clark (2007) was to locate the anonymous sites described in the world's first publication on trichloroethene (TCE) contamination of groundwater, by Lyne & McLachlan (1949). It was concluded that ‘Although some candidate sites were found, unfortunately none could be conclusively identified as Lyne & McLachlan's sites’. The discussion of Amter & Ross does not disagree with this finding; rather, it takes issue with overlooked literature, noting ‘because groundwater contamination by TCE is an operational industrial problem as well as a topic of scientific research, a search of scientific literature is insufficient...
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