Environmental
Sep. 13, 2011
Something in the air
Environmental lawyers are grappling with vapor intrusion, in which chemical vapors seep up through cracks and openings under buildings and then concentrate in dangerous levels indoors.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
For decades, cleaning up contaminated sites meant focusing on soil and water. But in recent years, a new invisible danger has emerged that is complicating efforts to safely reuse once-polluted land.
Chemical vapors can seep up through cracks and openings under buildings and then concentrate in dangerous levels indoors. The problem, called vapor intrusion, affects a major portion of the more than 1,000 ...
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