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New York Landlords Required by Law to Notify Tenants of Indoor Air Contamination due to Soil Vapor Intrusion
In 2008, the governor of New York signed new legislation that added a section to the Environmental Conservation Law. It requires property owners and owner agents to notify their tenants and occupants of any test results related to indoor air contamination associated with soil vapor intrusion. The New York law applies to both residential and non-residential properties. According to the New ...
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Vapor Intrusion a Potential Problem, Even in Properties without Basements
The term used to describe the process by which chemical vapors from contaminated soil or groundwater seep into a building is known as vapor intrusion. If chemicals have been spilled, leaked from a storage tank, or illegally dumped, they can soak into the soil and dissolve into the groundwater. When this occurs the contaminated area may begin to spread in what is often described as a plume. ...
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New PTR-MS application showcase - indoor air quality
Volatile Organic Compouns (VOCs) are chemicals that vaporize at room temperature and many of which are known to be harmful to our health or have a bad smell. Nearly every commercial product we use emits VOCs, some of them on purpose (e.g. air fresheners) but a lot of them unintentionally (e.g. furniture like carpets or paints). Learn more about indoor air quality and VOCs at the US EPA's ...
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Vapor Intrusion Issues Due to Tetracloroethene a Concern in Hauppauge, New York
Cinnaminson, NJ, August 10th, 2012 From 1975 until 1985 an industrial property in Hauppauge, New York was used by a textile manufacturer. As part of their operations, tetracloroethene was used to dry clean materials onsite. The chemical was stored in several tanks both below and above ground on the property. These chemical storage tanks are believed to have leaked causing a toxic hazardous ...
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Measurements Symposium Focuses on the Need for Accurate Air Quality Information
Pittsburgh, PA – The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will hold its annual Symposium on Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology in San Francisco, April 30 through May 3, 2007. “The Measurements Symposium recognizes that reliable, representative and accurate data are the central component of sound decision-making in air quality science,” said Adrianne Carolla, Executive ...
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Vapor Intrusion Issues Concern Nebraska Residents
Nebraska health officials identified volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the water wells of Columbus, NE in 1983. Beginning in 1987, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began implementing procedures to reduce the levels of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) that were found in the area. Recently, the EPA announced plans to tear down several businesses to speed up the remediation process ...
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Vapor Intrusion Problems Still an Issue 40 Years after Toxic Spill
Earlier this month, WGRZ published a story about vapor intrusion problems in Leroy, New York. The problem began in 1970 when 25 rail cars left their tracks and spilled cyanide crystals and trichloroethylene (TCE). An estimated 30,000 to 35,000 gallons of TCE spilled onto the ground. According to the report, the cyanide was cleaned up, but the TCE wasn’t. It didn’t take long before ...
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