From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
Date: | Thu, 9 Dec 2010 09:55:26 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Phoenix Recycling site, Havelock, North Carolina |
Contaminants at Phoenix site exceed standards By Drew C. Wilson Havelock News (NC) December 8, 2010A preliminary report on groundwater and vapors at the old Phoenix recycling site found contaminants that exceed state standards, according to the N.C. Division of Waste Management. However, those chemicals pose no immediate health risks to nearby residents and students at Tucker Creek Middle School, said Keith Snavely, a DWM hydrogeologist. Snavely said results from the first initial tests of the site located just outside Havelock city limits show the need for more testing from new wells at the site. According to the report sent to the Havelock News, no PCBs were detected in soil samples tested during the removal of 1,800 pounds of electrical components, including capacitors. However, the soil samples under and near the capacitors did contain arsenic and benzo(a) pyrene, a polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), above standards. ... For the entire article, see http://www.enctoday.com/news/site-7845-havelock-snavely-vapor.html -- 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> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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