[CPEO-BIF] Vapor intrusion investigation in Columbus, Nebraska

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Concerns give spark to EPA home testing

By TERESA HOFFMAN
Columbus Telegram (NE)
October 19, 2004

COLUMBUS - Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
will begin testing homes near the 10th Street Superfund site next week 
in light of new concerns about air quality stemming from contaminated 
groundwater.

Glen Curtis of the EPA spoke with the Columbus City Council during its 
meeting Monday about the agency's plan to test 10-12 homes in the area.

"EPA representatives will be talking to people in the area in the next 
few days, and we plan to be back next week to do the test," he said.

The visits this week will give EPA representatives a chance to discuss 
the project and survey homeowners to see if they might have household 
chemicals or have done recent projects, such as painting, that could 
affect the testing.

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for the entire article, see
http://www.columbustelegram.com/articles/2004/10/19/news/news2.txt

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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
http://www.cpeo.org


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