The internet continues to weave me into fascinating places. I am grateful for all the information we have access to, in this very dark age. Ie Superfund sites, which undoubtedly industries and the government would like to keep as obscure information, so as to not create alarm, and not reveal their true importance. It really is ludicrous the games they gamble with our lives. As they hook us up, as if on drugs to media and BS, while poisoning us and our earth is something we shouldn't ask dwell too much in... being informed about it is disregarded as hypochondriac and paranoid. Yet we hear nothing about it. Go live your own stupid lives and stop looking here we are constantly being told! I pity the ones who trust them, or think that it is worthwhile to take the easy path and not challenge every since way of being we are instructed in. This has often been my own pysche... but I am grateful that life hasn't allowed things to be that easy.
From the EPA: "Superfund is the federal government's program to clean up the nation's uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. We're committed to ensuring that remaining National Priorities List hazardous waste sites are cleaned up to protect the environment and the health of all Americans."
Superfund sites (red, active) according to Wikipedia.
"EPA added the Global Sanitary Landfill site in Old Bridge, New Jersey to the Superfund National Priorities List on March 30, 1989 due to hazardous chemicals found in the soil and ground water. The 60-acre site located in Middlesex County was licensed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to accept non-hazardous waste. The landfill borders Cheesequake Creek Tidal Marsh on three sides. In 1984, the State had to close the landfill after part of its southern side collapsed and slid into the marsh. The State observed that the area of the marsh affected by the landfill contained volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which are potentially harmful contaminants that can easily evaporate into the air. It was later determined that drums containing paint, paint thinner, and various other solvents were buried in the landfill, and when the landfill collapsed these solvents contaminated the ground water. This posed a danger for the nearby water supplies as well as Cheesequake State Park and Raritan Bay, which are used for recreational activities."
The 57-acre Hopkins Farm site is one of seven similar hazardous waste sites located in the vicinity of Plumsted Township. From 1962 to 1965, the Hopkins Farm site allegedly was used by Thiokol Chemical Company for the disposal of drummed and bulk wastes. Pesticides, volatile organic chemicals (VOCs), and heavy metals are among the contaminants found on site. The site is in a wooded area immediately north of an active farm. The town nearest to the site is New Egypt, approximately 2 miles to the southwest. The Fort Dix Military Reservation is approximately 3 miles to the south. Approximately 1,000 residences are located within a 1-mile radius of the site.
The Sayreville Landfill is an inactive municipal landfill covering approximately 30 acres in a moderately industrialized area of Middlesex County. The site was one of a number of disposal operations located along the tidal South River. The Borough of Sayreville owned and operated the site as a municipal landfill beginning in 1970. It was licensed to receive municipal waste and light industrial waste; however, hazardous waste was allegedly disposed of during operations, and after closure in 1977. Part of the site is in a wetland adjacent to the South River. Approximately 67,000 people live within a 3-mile radius of the site; the closest residence is located 1/2 mile away. Because of the tidal influence and the infusion of salt water, private wells in the area are not used. The Sayreville and Perth Amboy well fields are located within three miles of the site. There are other municipal wells in the vicinity which are tested regularly.
Phenol, heavy metals including iron and manganese, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), were detected on-site in shallow monitoring wells. On-site surface water was found to be contaminated with cadmium and lead. On-site sediments also contained toluene and trichloroethylene (TCE). Benzene, arsenic, and chloroform were detected in on-site soils. Groundwater and leachate from the landfill apparently migrate into the South River. However, due to mixing and other factors, significant contamination from the landfill has not been detected in the South River's waters, which flow into the Raritan River.
EPA added the Middlesex Sampling Plant (MSP) site to the National Priorities List on January 19, 1999 due to the presence of radiological and chemical contamination. The approximately 9.6-acre Superfund site in Middlesex, New Jersey was part of the nation’s early atomic energy program established by the Manhattan Engineer District in 1943. The contaminants identified when cleanup began in the 1980s were radioactive particles in the uranium and radium decay series, various metals (arsenic, chromium, and lead) and volatile organic compounds. Site investigations and monitoring indicated that elevated levels of contaminants were present in soils, sediments, groundwater beneath the site, and surface water moving through the site.
During the twenty five years Fried Industries operated at this location, the company manufactured floor finishing products, aqueous detergent solutions, adhesives, and algaecides on this site in East Brunswick Township in Middlesex County. Fried Industries also produced chemical products from components such as toluene and 1,1,1-trichloroethane. At times, site facilities were leased to other companies for the manufacture of automotive antifreeze products. The site property occupies 26 acres and contains a pond, a marsh area, and several separate wetlands areas. A building complex also existed at the site prior to its demolition. The site is located in the northwest corner of East Brunswick Township on the border with the Borough of Milltown. The site was once the location of a sand and clay quarry. In 1983, EPA found that hazardous wastes were improperly stored on site, and that the soil was contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and arsenic. Further examination of the site through 1984 revealed deteriorated buried drums as well as evidence of improper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials. Conditions at the site resulted in contamination of the soil and ground water, with seepage into the ground, threatening the underlying Farrington Sand aquifer. About 7,000 people live in the adjacent Borough of Milltown; approximately 43,000 people live in the Township of East Brunswick.
I'll just say the list for NJ seemed about as long as the list for CA. Hmmm
