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UPDATE:
Remediation at Sleepy Hollow Duracell Plant
A new investigation into suspected mercury and lead contamination in New York's Sleepy Hollow will soon begin as part of a cooperative agreement between the Gillette Company and the New York State DEC, Commissioner Pete Grannis announced a few weeks ago.
The agreement stems from an initial assessment by DEC that showed some properties may have residual soil contamination from the historic operations that took place at the former Duracell battery site.
Here is the NYS DEC press release dated 12/28/09 with details of the new DEC investigation.
Here is an article from the local newspaper with additional details.
Here is an article from another local newspaper that provides historical info on the site.
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Gowanus and Newtown Not Created Equal
A few weeks ago, the Bloomberg Administration announced that it would be supporting the designation of Newtown Creek as a Superfund site, a stark deviation from its position on the same designation for the Gowanus Canal, where the city is vehemently opposed to a cleanup overseen by the EPA and instead has devised an alternative plan to get the job done itself.
The Courier News (click here) provides a comparison on the two sites. |
CT State Releases $2 Million Owed
For Remediation
Wesleyan could finally see $2 million the state owes it for environmental cleanup of the former Long Lane School site - a 160-acre parcel that once housed a juvenile delinquent facility - which the university purchased in 2000.
The article (click here) states there is still $14 million left of remediation work to do at the site. |
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Brownfields Designation Sought for East Rutherford Plant
A dormant, former textile manufacturing plant (Standard Bleachery) in East Rutherford, off Carlton Avenue, will be demolished and sought by local government to receive funding through the NJ DEP's Brownfields Development Area Initiative.
Click here for the complete article. |
| York President Joins Board
for Growing
Tri-State Area Bank
Michael P. Beckerich, President of York Analytical Laboratories, Inc., has been named to Hudson Valley Bank's Business Development Board. Hudson Valley Bank is based in Westchester County and services the NY/CT area with 33 branches. Click here for the HVB press release. |
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A pioneer in the air quality measurement field, York Analytical Laboratories, Inc. is one of the premier full-service environmental analysis laboratories in the Northeast. Whether it is air, water or soil, York provides best-in-class service so you get the data you need... when and how you need it.
We deliver for you, so you can deliver for your clients!
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YORK'S NEW
STATE-OF-THE-ART DATA SYSTEM GOES "LIVE" IN FEBRUARY
York Analytical Laboratories, Inc. has completed implementation of its new state-of-the-art Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) that forms the backbone of the company's laboratory data and information infrastructure.
From sample login to final reporting, York's new LIMS from Promium is centered around laboratory operations and workflow efficiencies through automation, and guided by stringent quality assurance practices.
In this dynamic regulatory environment, the new system provides York with important tools to keep the lab "ahead of the curve" including stronger quality systems management and enhanced client services such as:
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Industry-leading electronic deliverables outputs
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More detailed - yet readable- reports that include specific QA data and bias assignments for each parameter reported
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Increased project management tools, such as integrated bid and pricing submissions, fast and accurate information on sample holding times, and automated log-in notification
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Best-in-class online access to client data
York clients will be receiving more detailed information regarding specific enhancements to laboratory reports and client services.
In the meantime, do not hesitate contacting us with any questions or comments. Call 203-325-1371 or email us (click here). |
| YORK PROVIDES NYC DEP WITH ON-SITE CHAIN OF CUSTODY TRAINING AND SAMPLE TESTING Q&A
In response to an article in the company's December newsletter, York's Client Service Team conducted a one-hour training session at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that focused on best-in-class chain-of-custody practices and current sample testing procedures.
Technical expert and long-time York veteran Rich August (pictured above surrounded by NYC DEP professionals) led the roundtable discussion and applauded the participation and breadth of knowledge by the NYC DEP team.
If you would like us to visit your office to provide your team with a "refresher" on best-in-class chain-of-custody practices and to conduct an open Q&A regarding current sample regulations and protocols, please email us and will quickly schedule a date. We are happy to assist you. |
NYC E-Designation Website
 An E-Designation is a NYC zoning map designation that indicates the presence of an environmental requirement pertaining to potential Hazardous Materials Contamination or Air Quality impacts on a particular tax lot. E-Designations are established on the Zoning Map by the Department of City Planning and City Council as a part of a zoning change/action.
The NYC E-Designation Environmental Review Program - formerly administered by the NYC DEP - for Hazardous Materials, Air Quality, and Window/Wall Noise Attenuation is now administered by the NYC Office of Environmental Remediation (OER).
The NYC OER has created a website (click here) that provides detailed information on administering work at E-designation sites.
The NYC Department of City Planning also has a FAQ section related to E-designation projects on their website ( click here).
York has extensive experience in providing analysis for E-designation projects and can work with clients on pricing efficiencies related to the required set of tests.
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BRONX, NY: A city plan to rebuild one of the Bronx's biggest sports fields has morphed into a money pit for taxpayers. Workers renovating Harris Field in Bedford Park recently uncovered contaminated soil under the playing surfaces, helping push the anticipated cost to nearly $14 million, city officials told The Post. Click here for the full article.
COXSACKIE, NY: Homes near an American Valve facility will require vapor intrusion monitoring as part of the statewide initiative to examine remedial sites more closely. Click here for the full article.
POMPTON LAKES, NJ: The top federal environmental official for North Jersey says she will make cleanup of toxic contaminated groundwater under a Pompton Lakes neighborhood a top priority and will push for swifter federal and state action on solving the problem. Click here for full article.
NEW HAVEN, CT: Slowly but surely, progress is being made to clean up and restore the old  Upjohn Co. site off Stiles Lane. Officials from Pfizer Inc., which controls the 78 acres, gave an update to the Citizens' Advisory Panel recently on final revisions to its corrective measures study, which will be submitted to the U.S. EPA this month. Click here for the full New Haven Register article.
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