[CPEO-BIF] Pompton Lakes, New Jersey outdoor air

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Studies in Pompton Lakes find minimal threat from airborne toxic vapors

BY JAMES M. O'NEILL
The Record (NJ)
June 3, 2010

POMPTON LAKES - State officials say air tests show only a negligible 
health risk from vaporized toxic solvents emitted by a machine cleaning 
polluted groundwater flowing from DuPont's closed munitions plant.

The testing was done after residents raised fears DuPont's airstripping 
device was removing the carcinogenic solvents only to create an airborne 
health threat.

Residents also have worried about potential air pollution from venting 
systems the state Department of Environmental Protection has urged them 
to install on their homes as toxic vapors percolate through soil beneath 
their homes. But again, the tests show the health risks to be negligible.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.northjersey.com/news/060310_Studies_in_Pompton_Lakes_find_minimal_threat_from_airborne_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
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