[CPEO-BIF] IBM's view on TCE standard

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IBM favors standard for TCE exposure
State policy now subject to change

BY TOM WILBER
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin (NY)
September 8, 2005

ENDICOTT -- IBM Corp., a prominent stakeholder in the rules governing
trichloroethylene (TCE) pollution, favors a regulated standard for TCE
exposure rather than a policy guideline that is prone to change and can
vary from site to site, a spokesman said Wednesday.

"What is important for IBM is a proper standard be established, and we
would comply with that," said Todd Martin, a spokesman for the company.

The rules, being considered by state and federal environmental and health
agencies, influence IBM's efforts to protect residents from a subterranean
plume of industrial solvents, including TCE, coming from its former plant
on North Street. 

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