[CPEO-BIF] Dayton, Ohio vapor intrusion

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

More homes could be affected by plume of contaminated groundwater
EPA keeping close watch on plume that may cause harmful vapors to seep 
into basements.

By Steve Bennish
Dayton Daily News (OH)
February 9, 2007

DAYTON - A plume of contaminated groundwater that is threatening the 
health of residents near the Behr Dayton Thermal Products plant will 
take some time to fully evaluate, the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency told about 80 who attended a public meeting Thursday evening.

Also at the meeting were representatives from DaimlerChrysler, the 
former owner of the plant at 1600 Webster St., the Ohio EPA and Ohio 
Department of Health.

It's not known how serious the health impact could be from 
trichloroethylene, a chemical used as a degreaser, according to the Ohio 
Department of Health. Robert Frey, chief of the Health Assessment Unit 
for the department, said that although the levels of the chemical in 
area homes are higher than any he's ever seen, they're still below 
levels observed in industrial workplaces and known to have harmed the 
health of workers there.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/02/08/ddn020907plume1a2.html?cxntnid=dlh-020907&UrAuth=%60NcNUOcN]UbTTUWUXUVUZTZU]UWU_U\UZU\UcUcTYWVVZV

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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
http://www.cpeo.org

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