[CPEO-BIF] Erdle Perforating TCE plume, Gates, New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Gates chemical leak to be cleaned

Steve Orr
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
January 4, 2011


Nearly a quarter-century after a major release of industrial solvents 
came to light in Gates, New York state officials have come to a decision 
on a $3.2 million cleanup plan.

The cleanup work will address extensive groundwater and soil 
contamination by trichloroethene, or TCE, and other potentially 
dangerous solvents that leaked years ago from Erdle Perforating, a 
sheet-metal company at 100 Pixley Industrial Parkway in southern Gates.

The solvents have spread through groundwater more than 1,500 feet to the 
south of Erdle, passing under the Hidden Valley condominium complex and 
raising concerns about toxic vapors rising through the soil and 
affecting residents. State officials tested the air in homes there in 
each of the last four winters, and 10 units were outfitted with special 
ventilation units to prevent any buildup of vapors.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110104/NEWS01/101040341/1002/NEWS

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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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