Proposed soil clean-up for CIC Superfund site.
Haznews, July, 2000
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a long-term plan to clean up soils contaminated with arsenic, pesticides and herbicides at the former Chemical Insecticide Corporation (CIC) Superfund site in New Jersey. The proposed clean-up plan calls for the excavation and off-site disposal of over 106,000 cubic yards (81,000 m3) of contaminated soil, which would cost an estimated $28.5 million and take about 2 years to complete. The contamination, comprises mainly arsenic as well as pesticides and herbicides, in soils at varying depths, down as deep as 17 feet (5 metres). It is the result of the chemical operations and poor disposal practices of CIC, which owned and operated the site from 1954 to 1970. The ground water under the site is also contaminated....
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