[CPEO-BIF] Alcatel-Lucent vapor intrusion testing, New Providence, New Jersey

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Test results coming in from Alcatel Lucent vapor intrusion testing

By Tracy Ness
Independent Press
January 24, 2011

NEW PROVIDENCE - Last November homeowners in New Providence and Berkeley 
Heights were surprised to receive letters from Alcatel-Lucent requesting 
permission to conduct vapor testing in their homes. The tests would 
determine if homes primarily along South Street had been impacted by 
ground water contaminated with the chemical Trichloroethylene or TCE, a 
known carcinogen. At least one South Street homeowner and Faith Lutheran 
Church received their results and they were negative.

"The preliminary report shows no signs of TCE in the ground water or air 
samples. I had asked if they were going to ever return to test and they 
would only come out to test again if the result was positive," said the 
homeowner who did not wish to be identified. "I inquired about obtaining 
updates on the results of the remaining tests and a spokesperson for 
Alcatel Lucent said they would get back to me. Still I can't help but 
question the number of cancer cases in the areas tested."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2011/01/test_results_coming_in_from_al.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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