EPA names New Jersey scrap yard as superfund site.The Matteo & Sons Inc. site in New Jersey's Gloucester County Gloucester County is the name of several counties in the United States:
v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. sites. Tests at the site revealed significantly elevated levels of lead and PCBs in surface soil, according to the EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. . "When investigating the Matteo site, we discovered a dangerous source of lead contamination from crushed car batteries that could possibly impact nearby homes," Alan Steinberg, EPA regional administrator, says. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for managing the state's natural resources and addressing issues related to pollution. NJDEP now has a staff of approximately 3,400. (NJDEP NJDEP New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ), the EPA and Matteo & Sons, have each conducted investigations at the site. NJDEP conducted sampling at the site from September 2000 to October 2002. EPA investigated the property in 2005 and 2006, revealing crushed battery casings and lead contamination adjacent to a nearby trailer park. These investigations also documented extensive contamination of wetlands that could impact downstream fisheries. EPA and Matteo & Sons have fenced off areas with high levels of lead and removed contaminated soil in certain areas of the trailer park to protect residents. |
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