[CPEO-BIF] "EPA to study vapor intrusion in Haverford, " Pennsylvania

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

EPA to study vapor intrusion in Haverford

By LOIS PUGLIONESI
Delaware County Daily Times (PA)
February 11, 2011

HAVERFORD - Concerned about the presence of trichloroethylene in 
groundwater at the Havertown Superfund site, Environmental Protection 
Agency officials are preparing to conduct a vapor intrusion study later 
this month.

The test will involve sampling TCE levels in a small number of homes and 
installing additional groundwater wells in the area.

...

At present, the source of TCE contamination is unclear, EPA spokesman 
Roy Seneca said. Although EPA has known about the TCE for a number of 
years, efforts have been focused on original contaminants from the 
former National Wood Preservers site, which dumped liquid waste tainted 
with PCPs down a well during its years of operation, 1947-1991. Also 
found in soil and groundwater were arsenic, dioxins, volatile organic 
compounds and petroleum hydrocarbons.

...

For the entire article, see
http://delcotimes.com/articles/2011/02/11/news/doc4d54b7c9319b8328062319.txt

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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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