[CPEO-BIF] Freon found in Endicott

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Freon 113 found at former IBM site

Chemical can cause neurological damage

BY TOM WILBER
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin (NY)
March 17, 2005

UNION -- Scientists have found traces of Freon 113 flowing from under
the former IBM campus on North Street, adding to a cocktail of
pollutants threatening property to the south. 

IBM Corp. has agreed to a mandate from the state Department of
Environmental Conservation to investigate the chemical tainting soil and
water near buildings 57 and 57A on the east end of the sprawling
microelectronics campus, now owned by Huron Real Estate Associates. 


Freon 113 was once stored in an 8,000-gallon tank on the site, according
to DEC records. 

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For the entire article, see
http://www.pressconnects.com/today/news/stories/ne031705s154551.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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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