2009 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:58:18 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Rochester, New York school debate
 
Brownfield babies

By Tim Louis Macaluso
Rochester City Newspaper (NY)
July 15, 2009

More questions were raised than answered at last night's City School District meeting regarding a potentially dangerous Brownfield site.

State representatives from the Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation gave parents, some School Board members, and community leaders a lengthy presentation on what their research has uncovered regarding 690 St. Paul Street.

But the presentation quickly dissolved into testy exchanges between concerned parents and a representative of the site's owner - Genesee Valley Real Estate Co.

Tests revealed low levels of trichloroethylene, or TCE, in air and some soil samples as deep as bedrock. TCE is a solvent that is still used in paint, ink, adhesives, and in grease removal solutions. It is known to cause brain damage in humans after prolonged, high-level exposures.


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For the entire article, see
http://rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/blog/2009/07/MACALUSO-Brownfield-babies/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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