[CPEO-BIF] In Situ Treatment of Coal Tar in Queens, New York

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Press Release
VeruTEK Inc./Business Wire
February 28, 2012


VeruTEK Inc.: Queens, New York Brownfield Site Goes Green, Saves  
Millions

BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Feb 28, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- VeruTEK(R)  
Technologies, Inc. (VTKT), a provider of patented Green Chemistry  
technologies for environmental remediation and enhanced oil recovery,  
announced today a Certificate of Completion (COC) has been issued by  
the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)  
for the successful cleanup of a New York City brownfield.

The site, located along the East River in Hunters Point, Queens, NY  
will be redeveloped for a new branch of the Queens Public Library and  
a New York State Parks ranger station. VeruTEK successfully  
implemented its patented Surfactant-enhanced In Situ Chemical  
Oxidation (S-ISCO(R)) technology at this former industrial site to  
remediate contamination from coal tar repurposed from Manufactured  
Gas Plants (MGPs) for use in the production of roofing products.

This S-ISCO remediation marks the first time a Green Chemistry  
solution of this kind has been used to remediate MGP-related  
contamination in New York City and sets a precedent for the use of  
innovative technologies to achieve a COC within the state's  
Brownfield Cleanup Program.


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For the entire release, see
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/verutek-inc-queens-new-york- 
brownfield-site-goes-green-saves-millions-2012-02-28

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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>
http://www.cpeo.org

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