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 RP agreed to not enter the Site unless EPA was present.
ERRS contractor returned to the Site on April 30, 2007. ERRS has essentially completed bulking all chemical wastes, and the RFP for disposal bids has been issued. Efforts are underway to give away approx. one thousand pounds of red iron oxide paint pigment.
Efforts continue to have the Exide Co. accept a lead-acid forklift battery for recycling, at no cost to the Governement.
ERRS continues to devise a comprehensive plan to remove 9 baghouses and one machine and remediate approximately one ton of asbestos containing material contained in those devices. ERRS has begun to prepare the area where the baghouses will be moved to be cleaned. ERRS issued an RFP for a large crane, and has made arrangements with PSE & G to have the overhead power lines deactivated, and at the same time PSE& G will disconnect and remove a large PCB-transformer in Bldg. #7. OSC Daly continues to coordinate this phase of the removal action with ERRS and local officials. ERT has agreed to provide perimeter air monitoring and sampling for asbestos during the actual movement of the baghouses to the on-Site staging area.
Analytical results of four grab-samples from floor of unoccupied portion of Building #8 came back positive for asbestos, in the 2%-3% range. Tenants on either side of the unoccupied area have been notified, and one asked that samples be taken from his work area as well. ERRS took additional samples which were sent to lab for asbestos analysis.
Continue to prepare/plan for the baghouse cleaning event. Awaiting return of proposals for disposal of the 14 individual chemical waste streams.
See Planned Removal Actions above. ERRS/OSC Daly will continue planning for baghouse removal project. As soon as the disposal bid responses are back they will be evaluated and presented to OSC for final selection.
ERRS will begin preparations for removing the residual asbestos contamination in the unoccupied portion of Bldg. #8.
See all of the above.
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