2011 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:50:40 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Madison-Kipp plant vapor intrusion, Madison, Wisconsin
 
Disturbing soil test results near Madison-Kipp prompt DNR to warn neighboring homeowners

RON SEELY
Wisconsin State Journal
December 21, 2011 7:00 am


Testing has revealed more contamination in the neighborhood around the Madison-Kipp plant on Madison's East Side, including seven homes where soil in the backyards showed concentrations of an industrial carcinogen in vapor form above recommended health guidelines.

In at least once case, soil from the backyard of a home immediately adjacent to the plant had vapor levels of tetrachloroethylene, an industrial solvent once used at Kipp, that measured 4,620 parts per billion, far above the federal health guideline of 6 ppb.

"What we're seeing in that soil is pretty concerning," said John Hausbeck, environmental health services supervisor with Public Health Madison and Dane County. Hausbeck cautioned that finding the vapors in soil does not necessarily mean that vapor levels are also high in the homes where soil was tested. And he added that the health guideline of 6 ppb is intended as a level to follow for indoor spaces.


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For the entire article, see
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/disturbing-soil- test-results-near-madison-kipp-prompt-dnr-to/ article_0afc6e72-2b64-11e1-8b1e-0019bb2963f4.html

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Lenny Siegel
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