[CPEO-BIF] Triple Cities Metal Finishing, Hillcrest, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Traces of heavy metal found in Hillcrest

By Tom Wilber
Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin
May 10, 2009

Traces of heavy metals exceeding state guidelines have been found at a 
defunct metal plating factory in Hillcrest, adding to pollution problems 
at the center of the small suburban neighborhood.

Representatives of Triple Cities Metal Finishing are working on plans to 
clean metals from the ground at the former plant on Nowlan Road, company 
president Joe Morgan said last week.

The pollution includes cadmium, chromium, lead and selenium detected in 
monitoring wells near the plant, according to data filed with the state 
Department of Environmental Conservation. The plume extends about 200 
feet from the northwest corner of the property to Chenango Street.

High concentrations have also been found in the soil on the site.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20090510/NEWS01/905100406

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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
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