[CPEO-BIF] Vapor mitigation systems installed in Norwich (NY)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Pollution fight builds in Norwich
Buildings get ventilation units

BY TOM WILBER
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin (NY)
July 9, 2005 

An underground plume of trichloroethylene (TCE) gas is pushing its way
into Norwich buildings, prompting the state to install ventilation
systems like ones addressing similar problems in Hillcrest and Endicott. 


State officials would not say how many of the 45 structures they have
tested in Norwich will qualify for the systems until after property
owners are notified. That should happen in about two weeks, said Thomas
Suozzo, an engineer with the Department of Environmental Conservation. 

Suozzo confirmed that work has begun to install systems on some
structures, and more testing will be necessary to define the extent of
the problem, called vapor intrusion. 

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For the entire article, see
http://www.pressconnects.com/today/news/stories/ne070905s176990.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
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