[CPEO-BIF] "High levels of [TCE] found at G.W. Lisk site in Clifton Springs, " New York

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

High levels of toxic chemical found at G.W. Lisk site in Clifton Springs

Finger Lakes Times (NY)
November 30, 2023 

The G.W. Lisk Co. manufacturing site in Clifton Springs has been identified by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) as having dangerously high levels of trichloroethene (TCE), a toxic chemical used in industrial processes.

The DEC’s Region 8 office in Avon, after reviewing a Remedial Investigation Report prepared by the company, has determined that the site poses a significant threat to public health and the environment due to the elevated levels of TCE in the groundwater, according to the Finger Lakes Times.

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The report highlighted that the levels of TCE found in the site’s overburden groundwater are 340 times higher than the state’s permissible limits, measuring at 1,700 micrograms per liter.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2023/11/29/high-levels-of-toxic-chemical-found-at-g-w-lisk-site-in-clifton-springs/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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