Pennsylvan TCE vapor intrustion - Kingston

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Cancer cluster probed at IU's Kingston office 

By Tom Venesky 
Citizens Voice (PA)
July 4, 2004

Two independent air quality tests conducted this year in the Luzerne
Intermediate Unit 18 building in Kingston produced similar findings, and
at least one attorney has been contacted about possible litigation.

The LIU's administrative offices were closed Monday, June 21 after two
independent air quality tests revealed levels of the cancer-causing
chemical trichloroethene (TCE).

Administrators have been and will continue working at the Alternative
Learning Center in Plains Township until air quality improves in the
Tioga Avenue building.
The first air quality test was conducted in January and LIU executive
director Mike Ostrowski said last week that the results showed the
building was "within acceptable limits."

The second test, conducted in May by Matson and Associates of State
College at the request of certain employees, found high levels of TCE
and lower levels of several chlorinated solvents.

Shaun Pardi, a chemist with Matson who conducted the second test, said
his firm was asked by LIU employees to review the first test results.
"The results of the first test were in line with ours," he said. "They
were in the same range with what we found.

...

for the entire article,
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12208040&BRD=2259&PAG=461&dept_id=455154&rfi=6

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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