[CPEO-BIF] Corpus Christi (TX) petroleum vapor intrusion investigation

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Underground Danger?
State to study soil, groundwater beneath Hillcrest neighborhood

By Denise Malan
Corpus Christi Caller-Times (TX)
March 6, 2010

CORPUS CHRISTI - When Hillcrest residents get together, they trade 
stories about noises and fumes coming from the industries near their homes.

They talk about the rotten egg smells, the headaches and dizziness they 
believe are caused by pollution.

"You never really know what those people are doing," said Ruben M. 
Washington, who has lived with his wife Chris in the Northside 
neighborhood for 50 years.

Residents might soon know more about another potential source of 
contamination, one they can't see, hear or smell. The Texas Commission 
on Environmental Quality is studying the groundwater and soil beneath 
Hillcrest for harmful chemicals.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.caller.com/news/2010/mar/06/underground-danger/

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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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