[CPEO-BIF] Ithaca vapor sampling results

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Emerson announces results of TCE contamination tests

JENNIE DALEY
Ithaca Journal (NY)
May 13, 2005

ITHACA -- In a press release sent out Thursday afternoon, Emerson Power 
Transmission announced that 35 of the 57 homes they have tested for 
traces of trichloroethene, or TCE, require no further action.

This decision was reached through consultation with the New York State 
Departments of Health and Environmental Conservation, according to the 
release. No state officials were available for comment Thursday evening.

A map provided by Emerson showed that of the remaining 22 homes, 10 will 
undergo another round of testing. Of those, nine are sited off of South 
Hill Terrace and one is on West Spencer Street. The remainder are either 
waiting for recently authorized letters to be sent or are still being 
assessed, according to Emily Tzinberg, an Emerson spokesperson.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20050513/localnews/2134963.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
http://www.cpeo.org



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