[CPEO-BIF] Milford (CT) TCE

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Most attention, in redeveloping sites with shallow contamination with 
volatile organic compounds such as TCE, is paid to the eventual 
occupants of redeveloped properties. It's important also to protect the 
construction workers who may come into direct contact with the 
contamination, as described in this article. While construction workers 
may be exposed for a much shorter time than residents, they may also be 
exposed to much higher concentrations. - LS

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Hearings on contaminated land completed
Officials expected to recommend stepping up testing, penalties

DIRK PERREFORT
Connecticut Post
August 4, 2005

MILFORD — Hearings completed Wednesday on trichloroethylene 
contamination at the Milford Power Co. plant and surrounding sites will 
result in recommendations for increased water testing and stiffer 
penalties for negligent companies, House Speaker James Amann said Wednesday.

"We need to have better postings at work sites so employees know what 
kind of contaminants they're dealing with," Amann said shortly after the 
last in a series of four hearings held before the General Assembly. 
"There should also be stiffer fines for companies that fail to post 
these warnings."

Concerns about TCE surfaced in August 2003 when the Connecticut Post 
reported that construction workers building the Milford Power Co. plant 
in 1999 suffered from illnesses they believed were associated with 
exposure to the toxic chemical. A blasting superintendent died last year 
after battling a rare blood cancer he believed was caused by TCE exposure.

For the entire article, see
http://www.connpost.com/news/ci_2912505
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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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