50K Cubic Yards of Bound Brook's Contamined Dirt is Now at Home in Woodbridge
The Department of Environmental Protection announced it has finished moving thousands of cubic yards of contaminated fill to Woodbridge - "in a victory for Bound Brook" residents.
In good news for residents of Bound Brook, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) stated Thursday that they've finished trucking thousands of cubic yards of soil laced with carcinogens out of Bound Brook last month. The contaminated dirt has found a new home at a Superfund site in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge. The soil, which contains low levels of benzo(a)pyrene, a highly carcinogenic hydrocarbon found in coal tar, was illegally dumped by a contractor in a Bound Brook flood zone. After years of lawsuits, the soil was ordered to be moved, which has been counted as a victory for Bound Brook. State officials proudly proclaimed their triumph in a statement released yesterday. "This is an important victory for the …
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8:07 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
to "I have spoken" - do you seriously think the mayor bothers to post in forums? You need to get out of the house more! LOL more ›