[CPEO-BIF] Sampling Hillcrest homes

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

N.Y. reviews Hillcrest information
Next step: Air samples will be taken from homes

BY TOM WILBER
Binghampton Press & Sun-Bulletin (NY)
September 15, 2004

HILLCREST -- State environmental officials have gathered preliminary 
information from approximately 225 homes in the center of a neighborhood 
suspected of being above underground pollution to determine which ones 
are most likely to be affected by fumes.

Using that information as a guide, state officials will begin taking 
indoor air samples from several dozen houses, when residents close up 
their homes and turn on furnaces, most likely in November or December, 
said Mary Jane Peachy, an engineer with the state Department of 
Environmental Conservation.

The draw from furnaces in sealed buildings creates conditions that can 
draw in gases from underground chemicals, especially in homes with 
porous or cracked foundations.

Health officials are reviewing information collected in door-to-door 
surveys this summer to determine how many of the 225 homes will be 
included in the next round of testing, said Claire Pospisil, a 
spokeswoman for the state Department of Health.

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for the entire article, see
http://www.pressconnects.com/today/news/stories/ne091504s116597.shtml

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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
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