No, it is not somebody’s cheap cologne wafting into your space and causing your allergies to act up.
It is a relatively new issue that arises in hazardous site cleanups and brownfield redevelopment. After the source of the contamination is removed, the groundwater (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundwater; http://www.groundwater.org/) remains. Groundwater is found at different depths in different climates. The [...]
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