[CPEO-MEF] Vapor intrusion testing near Hill AFB (UT)

[lsiegel@cpeo.org]

Plume in Clearfield may take Hill 30 years to clean

By Antone Clark
Ogden Standard-Examiner (UT)
September 19, 2005


CLEARFIELD -- Air Force officials are continuing an effort to test for
potential contaminants in the air inside homes within the area of a
plume of contaminated groundwater. 

Earlier this month, officials from Hill Air Force Base mailed
approximately 400 packets to residents living near an area of
contamination between Main Street and 700 West and between 300 North and
800 North. The milelong plume stretching through this city is one of 12
plumes of contamination linked to the base. 

The packets contain detailed information about an air-testing program
that officials use to trace possible contaminants. The pollutants can
enter homes through cracks and gaps in the foundation. There have been a
little more than 90 homes tested so far; 26 show some trace of
contaminants. 

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For the entire article, see
http://www2.standard.net/standard/news/62505/

For more information about the cleanup program at Hill Air Force Base, see
http://www.hillrab.org

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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