Radioactive waste cleanup concluded at two N.J. Superfund sites
Waste News | Waste Management/Recycling/Landfill Headlines: "Radioactive waste cleanup concluded at two N.J. Superfund sites
June 29 -- The cleanup has been concluded at two New Jersey Superfund sites contaminated with radioactive material, and the federal government has determined that the area´s groundwater meets federal drinking water standards.
The Montclair/West Orange and Glen Ridge Radium sites in Essex County, N.J., were contaminated with radioactive waste suspected to have come from radium processing facilities that operated there in the early 1900s. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added the sites to its National Priorities List in 1985. A contractor used some of the contaminated soil as fill or mixed it in with cement for sidewalks and foundations, the agency said.
The EPA excavated and disposed of the radium-contaminated soil and remediated the affected properties. The agency completed the excavation in December, removing and disposing of about 220,000 cubic yards of soil and debris and filling in the areas with clean soil.
The EPA performed extensive studies to determine whether groundwater at the sites was contaminated, and found that the groundwater meets drinking water standards for radiological contaminants and that radon levels in the groundwater are consistent with regional background levels."
June 29 -- The cleanup has been concluded at two New Jersey Superfund sites contaminated with radioactive material, and the federal government has determined that the area´s groundwater meets federal drinking water standards.
The Montclair/West Orange and Glen Ridge Radium sites in Essex County, N.J., were contaminated with radioactive waste suspected to have come from radium processing facilities that operated there in the early 1900s. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added the sites to its National Priorities List in 1985. A contractor used some of the contaminated soil as fill or mixed it in with cement for sidewalks and foundations, the agency said.
The EPA excavated and disposed of the radium-contaminated soil and remediated the affected properties. The agency completed the excavation in December, removing and disposing of about 220,000 cubic yards of soil and debris and filling in the areas with clean soil.
The EPA performed extensive studies to determine whether groundwater at the sites was contaminated, and found that the groundwater meets drinking water standards for radiological contaminants and that radon levels in the groundwater are consistent with regional background levels."
posted by Greta Jane at Thursday, June 30, 2005
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