United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region II
POLLUTION REPORT

Subject: 

This Site, a defunct automotive brake pad manufacturer, was brought to the attention of EPA by the NJDEP for a possible referral for a CERCLA removal action.  An inspection by EPA OSCs and a DEP responder on 12/23/05 revealed the following hazardous materials/wastes were abandoned at the site: tons of asbestos material, tons of elemental sulphur, 1,000+ drums of mostly unknown materials or materials that do not match the label description, hundreds of smaller containers, acids, flammable liquids, iron and aluminum powders, flammable solids, waste oil, solvents, and other contaminants or pollutants.  The Site is semi-controlled, with most doors being locked but numerous open windows or sections of sheet-metal walls missing. A maintenance man is on-site for a few hours Mon-Fri.  

During June, 2006, the OSC observed that employees of the RP, Friction Division Products, were entering the Site and loading contaminated drums and debris in a roll-off from Building #7. In the process of removing the contaminated debris they spilled powdered chemicals from broken bags on a pallet. EPA brought this to the attention of the property owners.  With EPA management authorization and the owner's permission EPA initiated security guard service as of June 15, 2006 to prevent access by the RP and other unauthorized persons.  Security guard service was discontinued on June 26, 2006, when the RP agreed to not enter the Site unless EPA was present.

OSC Daly was on-Site to oversee the shipment of the last 3 roll-offs of used PPE and the 2 totes (700 gals) of asbestos/water suspension generated from the decommissioning of the baghouses on the Site.  As of Friday, 9/21, all wastes have been shipped for disposal, and final demobe has occurred.

None.

Notify local elected/public officials of the successful conclusion of removal action.

Request EPA-CD issue a press release informing the public of the conclusion of the removal action.

None.

Used Tyvek and other burnable PPE items were shipped to Coventa Inc.,Union, NJ for resource recovery.

Asbestos containing material (ACM) approx. 70 cubic yards, in solid form, was sent to a landfill in Pennsylvania.  Approx. 700 gallons of asbestos suspended in water was also sent to the same landfill.

Other chemical waste streams were sent to various treatment/disposal facilities around the country.  

Cardboard scrap and metal scrap was transported to a local recycler.  Monies received from the sale of the recycled scrap was applied as a credit to the EPA site funds.