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...Grace held the first of three daily meetings after sending out 800 invitations to members of the North Cambridge community, and took questions from the floor after an hour-long presentation about chemicals in the adjacent dump and plans for building offices on 17 acres of the inactive dump...
...Grace spokesmen said none of the chemicals in the ground or in the subsurface water were at dangerous levels, adding that all test results from the area were either on record with public agencies or being compiled for release early next year, before major construction will begin...
They said the tests, which were conducted by Haley & Aldrich, a consulting firm hired by Grace, might purposefully have avoided particularly suspect areas...
Some long-term residents of the site's neighborhood complained of unpleasant odors and said they were afraid for their children who play in the area or swim in nearby Jerry's Bond. They also challenged the image Grace put forward as a "good neighbor" concerned with the well-being of the community...
...Grace officials said none of their tests showed a dangerous level of any chemical, although they added in response to another question that some napthalene had entered the water. They said Haley & Aldrich were taking samples from approximately 25 wells on the development site...