2005 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 5 Aug 2005 07:12:13 -0000
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Milford (CT) TCE
 
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
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