New York Vapor Intrusion Review Sparks Fears Of Additional Cleanups

April 3, 2006
Plans by the state of New York to check for contamination from vapor intrusion at dozens of contaminated sites where cleanup was already considered complete could spark similar efforts by other states and EPA at thousands of similar sites, observers following the issue say. Sources say that New York regulators have recently sent out dozens of notices to property owners who in the past received "no further action" (NFA) letters, saying that polluted properties would have to be revisited to...


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