[CPEO-BIF] TCE measured in Endicott outdoor air

["lsiegel@cpeo.org" <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Monitors show TCE in the air in Endicott
Readings below state standards forcing action


By Tom Wilber
Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin (NY)
March 29, 2006

ENDICOTT ? Vapors from an underground plume of hazardous chemicals that
have been found wafting into buildings in the heart of the village are
being documented to a lesser degree in outdoor air, according to the
first-quarter results of a yearlong testing program.

Trichloroethylene (TCE) vapors have been found consistently above
background levels at two of four outdoor air-monitoring stations that began
taking readings over the polluted site last year, according to a report
from the state Department of Environmental Conservation. But on average,
the readings are below the agency's guideline that warrants action.

The information was included in a report presented to a community group
Tuesday evening at the First United Methodist Church by Reginald Parker, an
engineer with the DEC.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060329/NEWS01/6032
90320/1006

-- 
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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