[CPEO-BIF] Pompton Lakes, New Jersey vapor studies

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Pompton Lakes council wants independent test for toxic vapors

BY ELAINE D'AURIZIO
The Record (NJ)
July 1, 2008

POMPTON LAKES - Several members of the Borough Council want to hire an 
independent consultant to test the soil outdoors and the basements of 
350 homes for toxic vapors. And they want DuPont, the company 
responsible for the contamination, to pick up the tab.

"I strongly feel that it is a responsibility of the town for the health 
and welfare of the citizens living on the so-called 'plume' to hire an 
independent contractor to test inside and outside the homes," said 
Councilwoman Lisa Riggiola, who lives in the affected zone.

Meanwhile, two public information hearings are set for today and will 
include local, state, and DuPont representatives. at 3 and 7 p.m. at the 
Carnavale Center at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church on Lenox Avenue, 
across from Borough Hall.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.northjersey.com/environment/environmentnews/Pompton_Lakes_council_wants_independent_test_for_toxic_vapors.html


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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