Vapor Intrusion in Endicott NY

The contamination problem in Endicott is and has been big news. To learn more just Google "vapor intrustion" and endicott.

What's amazing is that the TCE plume under this community was identified decades ago yet most residents didn't know until recently.

Here's are a couple articles about this. I'll be posting more as they come out.

• "When solvent pollution was discovered at various Southern Tier sites in the 1970s, the problem gained brief public attention. It was not unique. The chemicals, called volatile organic compounds, were common byproducts of a manufacturing golden age that improved living standards in communities throughout the country." More . . .
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  "ENDICOTT -- State policy-makers determining guidelines for acceptable human exposure to TCE didn't factor in studies that link the chemical with testicular cancer and lymphoma in animals, and other significant findings, according to a state Assembly report issued Thursday." More . . .