[CPEO-BIF] Endicott (NY) tenants and vapor intrusion

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[It appears that tenants are not getting the same treatment as
homeowners at IBM's Endicott, New York, vapor intrusion site. - LS]

Hidden dangers for apartment hunters

Endicott officials want landlords held accountable for installing vents

BY TOM WILBER
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin (NY)
October 30, 2005

ENDICOTT -- The newest tenants at 1606 Tracy St. were still cleaning and
unpacking last week when they learned something about the apartment that
their landlord hadn't mentioned: 
 
It is in the middle of a hazardous waste site. Special ventilation
systems have been installed on other buildings in the area to protect
residents from chemical vapors coming up through the ground, but not on
1606 Tracy St. or a neighboring apartment building at 1608 Tracy St.,
according to records from the state Department of Health. The two
buildings collectively have 14 apartments that house about 40 people,
including young children. 

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For the entire article, see
http://www.pressconnects.com/today/topstories/stories/to103005s200165.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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org
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