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    Tests of soil samples at Teaneck's Votee Park suggest contaminants do not exceed state safety standards. Soil tested in one sample contained levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, at 0.03 parts per million. In samples taken 6! to 7 feet below the surface, engineers found benzo(a)pyrene at 0.038 parts per million, below the state standard of 0.2.

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    Tests of soil samples at Teaneck's Votee Park suggest contaminants do not exceed state safety standards. Soil tested in one sample contained levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, at 0.03 parts per million. In samples taken 6! to 7 feet below the surface, engineers found benzo(a)pyrene at 0.038 parts per million, below the state standard of 0.2.

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    Latest tests at Teaneck's Votee Park suggest soil contaminants do not exceed safety standards
    TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012 LAST UPDATED: WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 2012, 8:06 AM

    BY DENISA R. SUPERVILLE STAFF WRITER


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    TEANECK Tests of soil samples taken near the surface of the soccer field at Milton A. Votee Park indicate that contaminants first discovered there last month do not exceed state safety standards, according to preliminary results released Tuesday. The results showed that soil tested in one sample taken from up to 6 inches below the surface contained levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, at 0.03 parts per million, below the limit of 0.2 parts per million set by the state. The tests, on samples taken on Dec. 23, detected levels PCBs that were below the states remediation standard for residential direct contact. The results were presented at a Township Council meeting by Benjamin Alter, a principal at GZA GeoEnvironmental of Fairfield. In samples taken 6! to 7 feet below the surface, engineers found benzo(a)pyrene at 0.038 parts per million, below the state standard of 0.2.
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    One of the samples contained mercury at a level that exceeded the states impact-to-groundwater screening level of 0.1 parts per million, Alter said. Votee Park has been closed since Dec. 14, when the township was informed that some of the soil samples taken below the soccer field showed elevated levels of benzo(a)pyrene, PCBs and mercury that exceeded state standards and guidelines. Those tests were conducted in October. The Township Council on Dec. 23 awarded a $140,290 contract to GZA GeoEnvironmental to conduct additional tests to determine whether tainted soil found beneath the playing fields posed health and environmental risks. GZA GeoEnvironmental also was expected to test the rest of the park to find out if contaminated soil was present, and whether contaminated soil was used as fill in the rest of the park. The company also will help the township develop a site remediation plan if one is necessary. The second round of tests was conducted on samples taken closer to the surface than those tested in the first round to determine, among other things, whether the contamination had spread to the surface and whether it posed a danger to children and others who use the fields. It begs the question that if its contaminated down there, can it be contaminated at the surface where you could come into contact with it where you can inhale it or ingest it, Alter said, explaining the rationale for testing soil closer to the surface.
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