[CPEO-BIF] TCE statistical significance questioned, Ithaca, NY

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Some S. Hill tests show low TCE levels

By Jennie Daley
Ithaca Journal (NY)

ITHACA - With the most recent round of testing on South Hill complete, 
numbers show relatively low levels of pollutants in the indoor air of 
homes despite, at times, higher numbers from beneath basement-floor slabs.

...

In the latest round of tests, no homes that have shared their results 
showed indoor air levels above the Emerson-established mitigation 
threshold of 0.8 micrograms per cubic meter.

The highest reported sub-slab levels of the chemical were 34 and 28 
micrograms per cubic meter.

Rather than express relief at these findings, some residents feel that a 
24-hour test taken once or twice per year is hardly statistically 
significant enough to ease concerns.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060717/NEWS01/607170313/1002/NEWS01

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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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