[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: "Google's clean-up plan for Hangar One [Moffett Field, CA] to get a test run"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Google's clean-up plan for Hangar One to get a test run

by Mark Noack
Mountain View Voice (CA)
May 25, 2016

Roughly one year after taking control of Moffett Federal Airfield, Google is set to start testing methods of purging toxic contaminants from the massive steel framework of Hangar One. But while the Mountain View tech giant is committing itself to a multi-million-dollar effort to restore the iconic hangar, the company is staying tight-lipped about its future plans for the structure. 

On Friday, May 20, representatives from Google's space-research arm Planetary Ventures submitted a final report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, laying out a two-week schedule for testing out blasting technologies to remove toxic chemicals including lead paint, asbestos and a variety of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) products. 

In a semi-annual meeting of the Moffett Field Restoration Advisory Board earlier this month, Google spokesman Andrew Meade said it would likely be a two-year process to fully remove the hazardous materials from the site. At this stage, the company will be testing out a variety of blasting media, including water, steam and copper slag, he said.

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For the entire article, see
http://mv-voice.com/news/2016/05/25/googles-clean-up-plan-for-hangar-one-to-get-a-test-run

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Lenny Siegel
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