Word: deqe
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State law requires most owners selling land or beginning developments to test the soil for hazards under the auspices of the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering (DEQE...
Arsenic can cause a rash if it touches theskin, and after long-term ingestion, can causecancer, said DEQE spokesman Katie Stimmel.Exposure to high levels of lead can cause braindamage in children, she said. She added that moreprecise information about the risks at the sitewould take more time and testing...
Since the 10,000 pound specification applies mainly to non-manufacturers who produce toxic waste, Harvard would probably fall into this category and would be affected by the bill, said Nikki Roy, who works for the bureau of solid waste disposal at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering (DEQE...
...Harvard were found exceeding the threshold by using more than 10,000 pounds of a listed substance, the bill would require that the University increase the amount of detail in their reports on toxic chemical use and production. The University would also have to present proposals to the DEQE to effectively reduce these amounts of waste...
...list of suspected sites was compiled based on "former uses of the property, past disposal problems, patterns of industrial use" and complaints made by members of the community, said Bonnie Sachent, a DEQE spokesman...