United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Public meeting
EPA will hold a public meeting to
explain and answer questions about
the proposal to place the site on the
NPL, the long-term investigation
and the vapor intrusion work. At the
meeting, EPA will give a
presentation, which will be followed
by a question and answer session.
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 8
Time: 6:30p.m.
Place: Kiser School Cafeteria
1401 Leo St.
Dayton
If you need special accommodations
in order to attend this meeting,
please contact Mike Joyce
toll-free at:
800-621-8431, Ext. 35546,
weekdays, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Information repository
You may review site documents at:
E.G. Doren Branch Library
701 Troy St.
Dayton
Check out these Web sites
for more information:
www.epa.gov/region5/sites/behr
www.epaosc.net/behrvocplume
www.epaosc.net/
behrvocplumeepafundleadremoval
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfactsl9.html
Long-Term Study Begins
Behr-Dayton Thermal Systems VOC Plume Site
Dayton, Ohio September 2008
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's work at the Behr-Dayton Thermal
Systems VOC Plume site will soon move from the emergency response
phase to a long-term investigation phase. Over the past year, EPA has tested
276 homes in the McCook Field neighborhood for potentially hazardous
vapors that may have contaminated indoor air. The vapors are from a
hazardous chemical called trichloroethylene, known as TCE, which polluted
underground water (ground water) and evaporated up through the soil. If an
elevated level of TCE contamination was found in the indoor air, EPA
installed a mitigation system to remove the vapors (similar to a radon
mitigation system). Mitigation system installation was completed with the
property owners' approval and at no charge. To date, 148 systems have been
installed by EPA and tested to ensure they are performing properly.
In a separate on-going project, EPA will continue to work with Chrysler,
former owner of the Behr-Dayton facility, to complete sampling of an
additional 113 properties and installation of 48 vapor mitigation systems in the
area immediately south of the site.
In 2003, ground water beneath the Behr-Dayton facility located at 1600
Webster St., was found to be contaminated with TCE. In 2006, tests showed
that the TCE-contaminated ground water had moved from the Behr-Dayton
facility to the south/southwest through residential, commercial and industrial
areas. This prompted more tests to find out if the soil contained vapors from
the TCE. These vapors can move up through the soil and into the basements
of homes and other buildings. This process is called vapor intrusion. EPA's
emergency response branch handled this portion of the work to move quickly
to ensure that contaminated vapors are not seeping into homes and other
structures. Now that the emergency response is almost finished, a more in-
depth study of the contamination will be conducted by EPA's remedial branch.
To comment on proposed placement to the NPL
The Behr site has been proposed for placement on the National Priorities
List. The NPL is a roster of the nation's hazardous waste sites eligible for
investigation and cleanup under EPA's Superfund program. Federal law
provides that the public be given 60 days to comment on a site's proposal to
the NPL before final placement. The public comment period will end on Nov.
3, 2008. The ways to make comments are outlined in the official notice in the
Federal Register and are summarized below and on the back page.
Important: The appropriate Federal Dockets Management System Docket
number must be identified when you make your comments. The Behr-
Dayton Thermal Systems VOC Plume site's FDMS Docket number is:
EPA-HQ-SFUND-2008-0580.
1. To comment through the internet, go to the following Web site:
http: //www.regulations .gov/fdmspublic/component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=EPA-HQ-SFUND-2008-0580
Under "Add Comments," click on the yellow icon to go to the Comment
and Submission Form where you can type in your comment.
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2. E-mail your comments to superfund.Docket@epa.gov.
3. To mail your comments, address them (no faxes or
tapes) to: Docket Coordinator, Headquarters; U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; CERCLA Docket
Office; (Mail Code 5305T); 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, D.C. 20460.
4. To deliver your comments in person or to use express mail
or messenger services, bring your comments (no faxes or
tapes), or have them delivered, to: Docket Coordinator,
Headquarters; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
CERCLA Docket Office; 1301 Constitution Ave.; EPA
West, Room 3340, Washington, D.C. 20004.
Long-term investigation has begun
A study, called a remedial investigation, or RI, has begun at
the Behr-Dayton Thermal Systems VOC Plume site. This
study will involve extensive sampling of area soil, ground
water, surface water and air to identify the types and
amounts of pollutants that might be present. The results of
this study will then be used to examine ways to clean up
the pollution in a way that protects public health.
For more information
For more information about the Behr-Dayton Thermal Systems VOC Plume site, please contact:
Stacey Coburn
Remedial Project Manager
Superfund Division (SR-6J)
EPA Region 5
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Phone: 312-886-2263 or
800-621-8431 Ext. 62263
weekdays, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
E-mail: coburn.stacey@epa.gov
Mike Joyce
Community Involvement Coordinator
Superfund Division (P-19J)
EPA Region 5
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Phone: 312-353-5546 or
800-621-8431 Ext. 35546
weekdays, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
E-mail: joyce.mike@epa.gov
Bob Frey
Chief
Health Assessment Section
Ohio Department of Health
246 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-1069
E-mail: bob.frey@odh.ohio.gov
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