[CPEO-BIF] Chem-Fab site vapor intrusion study, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

EPA to test near former Chem-Fab plant

By Christina Kristofic
The Intelligencer (PA)

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to soon begin testing 
buildings on and near the former Chem-Fab plant on Broad Street in 
Doylestown for "vapor intrusion" - that is, the possible leaching of 
chemical vapors through the soil and into the air.

"Any place where there are volatile organic chemicals in the soil or 
groundwater, there's a potential for vapor intrusion," said EPA 
spokesman David Polish.

Trichloroethene, carbon tetrachloride, dichloroethene and 
tetrachloroethylene (PCE) are all classified as volatile organic 
chemicals, and have all been found at the Chem-Fab site. Hexavalent 
chromium, a carcinogen that is dangerous if inhaled or ingested, has 
also been found at the site.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer/the_intelligencer_news_details/article/27/2010/march/23/epa-to-test-near-former-chem-fab-plant.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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