[CPEO-BIF] Vapor testing in Ithaca, NY

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Emerson to test up to 52 homes for chemicals

ROGER DUPUIS II
Ithaca Journal (NY)
September 27, 2004



ITHACA -- As many as 52 homes around Emerson Power Transmission could be
part of an initial round of indoor air quality testing slated to start
this week. 

That's 20 more homes than were targeted under a proposal submitted to
state officials last month. 

"We've already received permission from a number of residents to set up
testing inside their homes," said Derek E. Chase, Emerson's director of
environmental affairs. "We are committed to working closely with the
homeowners and the state through this process, as well as to provide
results as soon as that information becomes available." 

Non-residential soil vapor, or vadose zone testing downhill from
Emerson's plant in June detected evidence of trichloroethylene (TCE) and
related chemicals cis-1,1-dichloroethene, tetrachloroethene and
1,1,1-trichloroethane in sampling at nine sites. TCE, an organic
solvent, was used at the plant under former owners until 1983. 

...

for the entire article, see
http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20040927/localnews/1308912.html

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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>
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