Eaton Corp. cleanup covering 28 acres
DEC: Solvents found at 34-40 Clinton St. to be addressed under plan
By BRIAN QUINN
Batavia Daily News (NY)
September 9, 2023
BATAVIA — The old Eaton Corp. site cleanup involves a 28-acre Brownfield Cleanup program, following a long history of industrial uses, the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) says.
Remedial investigations have been conducted both at 34-40 Clinton St. and off-site, said DEC spokesperson Andrea Pedrick.
“Volatile organic compounds (VOC), sometimes referred to as solvents, were found at varying levels in the soils, soil vapor and groundwater at the site. The main VOC is TCE (Trichloroethene). In addition, many of TCE’s degradation products have been found.”
Starting in 1920 the site was used for railroad car repair and construction, machining, and later heavy equipment manufacturing until the mid-’90s.
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Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight A project of the Pacific Studies Center LSiegel@cpeo.orgP.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)
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