| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Fri, 10 Feb 2017 22:00:38 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
| Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Hoosick Falls (NY) volatile organic compounds |
Hoosick Falls sees new environmental investigation Two toxins found near former Honeywell facility By Kenneth C. Crowe II Albany Times-Union February 9, 2017 Hoosick Falls - The state has directed Honeywell to investigate volatile organic compounds that have been found around the company's former plant on John Street. The state departments of Environmental Conservation and Health said Thursday they directed Honeywell to immediately conduct a study after the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCS) — trichloroethylene (TCE) and 1,1,1-trichloroethane (111-TCA) — at the former John Street facility. TCE is considered carcinogenic to people, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, while 111-TCA, also known as methyl chloroform, can depress the central nervous system, among other toxic effects. … For the entire article, see http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Hoosick-Falls-sees-new-environmental-investigation-10921461.php -- 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/Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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