[CPEO-BIF] Madison-Kipp plant vapor intrusion, Madison, Wisconsin

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Disturbing soil test results near Madison-Kipp prompt DNR to warn  
neighboring homeowners

RON SEELY
Wisconsin State Journal
December 21, 2011 7:00 am


Testing has revealed more contamination in the neighborhood around  
the Madison-Kipp plant on Madison's East Side, including seven homes  
where soil in the backyards showed concentrations of an industrial  
carcinogen in vapor form above recommended health guidelines.

In at least once case, soil from the backyard of a home immediately  
adjacent to the plant had vapor levels of tetrachloroethylene, an  
industrial solvent once used at Kipp, that measured 4,620 parts per  
billion, far above the federal health guideline of 6 ppb.

"What we're seeing in that soil is pretty concerning," said John  
Hausbeck, environmental health services supervisor with Public Health  
Madison and Dane County. Hausbeck cautioned that finding the vapors  
in soil does not necessarily mean that vapor levels are also high in  
the homes where soil was tested. And he added that the health  
guideline of 6 ppb is intended as a level to follow for indoor spaces.


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For the entire article, see
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/disturbing-soil- 
test-results-near-madison-kipp-prompt-dnr-to/ 
article_0afc6e72-2b64-11e1-8b1e-0019bb2963f4.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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