EPA SEEKS COMMENT ON PLANS TO RAISE THRESHOLD FOR INDOOR AIR STUDIES

EPA is publicly discussing plans to raise the proposed threshold for determining whether to investigate indoor air contamination which stems from groundwater and soil contamination beneath residential and industrial facilities. Agency officials are discussing the changes in an effort to finalize the screening test in a controversial guidance later this fall. In the past few weeks, agency staff have briefed state, community and industry officials on their plans in an effort to get their feedback on the changes. While EPA...