[CPEO-BIF] "Emerson admits cleanup falters" (Ithaca, NY)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Emerson admits cleanup falters
Effort fails to remove most suspected carcinogens from Ithaca site

JENNIE DALEY
Ithaca Journal 
May 14, 2005

ITHACA -- While meeting clean-up requirements, the current remediation
plan at Emerson Power Transmission is not the most effective at removing
contamination, according to a letter from the company to state
officials. 

"The treatment system has not removed the mass of contamination as
expected," Emerson spokeswoman Emily Tzinger said Friday. 

"We have provided a work plan to the state that was discussed in a
meeting (Wednesday) that should allow us to make system modifications
that will more effectively remove contamination," Tzinger said. 

Tests show groundwater monitoring wells have levels of trichloroethene,
also known as TCE, as high as 43,000 micrograms per liter. The
Environmental Protection Agency's limit for TCE in drinking water is
5,000 micrograms per liter. 

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Lenny Siegel
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