[CPEO-BIF] Under Wisconsin: Vapor Intrusion Issues in Madison

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Under Wisconsin: Vapor Intrusion Issues in Madison

by Lenny Siegel

September, 2017

 

Madison, Wisconsin is well-known as the state capital and home of the University of Wisconsin, but it also has rich industrial history that has left behind a legacy of subsurface toxic contamination. The isthmus dividing Lake Mendota and Lake Monona contains a mix of homes and factories, separated in cases by nothing more than a wooden fence. Madison-Kipp Corporation’s Waubesa Street aluminum diecasting factory is the most visible example of the health risks associated with that contamination, and the sluggish, reluctant environmental response there provides lessons that the environmentally conscious city government may be able to apply, particularly at properties in the area where redevelopment is expected….

For the entire 15-page, 1.2 MB report, go to http://www.cpeo.org/pubs/MadisonCPEO.pdf.

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Lenny Siegel

Executive Director

Center for Public Environmental Oversight

a project of the Pacific Studies Center

P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042

Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 

<lsiegel@cpeo.org>

http://www.cpeo.org

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