Source: https://www.providencejournal.com/, February 21, 2024
By: Alex Kuffner

A defunct machine-parts factory that contaminated wells around Peck Hill Road decades ago may again be threatening public health in the area, this time through vapor-forming solvents possibly entering nearby homes and businesses.

Environmental authorities have obtained a warrant to access the 4-acre site on Peck Hill Road near the Scituate town line to determine whether vapors from volatile organic compounds may be leaching into groundwater supplies and then migrating into buildings in the area, creating an inhalation risk to those inside. The intrusion of the vapors into enclosed spaces is similar to what happens to radon gas when it seeps into homes. Read more.