Ive received notification that my property is located on a former MGP site or holder station; what are the steps involved to test my home/business for contamination?
NYSDEC, NYSDOH and independent environmental experts have identified the following steps as the most effective process to determine whether MGP or gas holder station-related materials are present at a site and pose health or environmental risks that need to be immediately addressed: • On-Site Inspection: The first step in the process is a site visit by a small group of environmental scientists and/or engineers (4-6). Its purpose is to obtain information concerning the present layout of a site’s buildings and outdoor areas to identify possible locations for conducting sampling during future studies; • Soil-Gas/Indoor Air Screening: This step provides the quickest assessment of whether there are indications of potential exposure to MGP-related sources inside the buildings. This test requires one or two days of on-site work. It typically includes collecting soil vapor samples by creating a few small holes in the basement floor of any existing structures to determine whether the soil conta
