Re: [CPEO-BIF] More mitigation systems at Crossley Farm site, Pennsylvania

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

See also http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=393228

On Jun 14, 2012, at 8:52 AM, Lenny Siegel wrote:

> [I would be interested in hearing about other sites where EPA's  
> September 2011 IRIS Assessment for TCE is leading to changes on the  
> ground. - LS]
>
> EPA reassesses site contaminant
> More homes near Crossley Farm affected
>
> By C. Ryan Barber
> Reading Eagle (PA)
> June 14, 2012
>
>
> Federal officials are proposing to install special ventilation  
> systems in 11 more homes near the Crossley Farm Superfund Site  
> after a reassessment of the toxicity of a carcinogen contaminating  
> the area's groundwater.
>
> Last fall, the federal Environmental Protection Agency concluded  
> that the contaminant, trichloroethylene, is 10 times more toxic  
> than officials originally believed. That led to a radical change in  
> EPA's standard for safe air levels: It was lowered to 2 micrograms  
> per cubic meter from 20.
>
> Only two homes in the vicinity of the Hereford Township site  
> exceeded the old threshold. With the new standard, the number  
> requiring remediation rose to 13, according to EPA officials, who  
> will hold a public meeting on the new development today.
>
> ...
>
> For the entire article, see
> http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=392781
>
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>
> Lenny Siegel
> Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
> a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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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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