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Pittstown Acetic Acid Spill - PJ

 
Site Contact:
Thomas Budroe
On-Scene Coordinator

(budroe.thomas@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Corner of Pittstown and Perryville Roads
Pittstown, NJ 08867
 response.epa.gov/PittsAcecticAcid

Two totes containing a solution of zirconium acetate in acetic acid were compromised when the tractor trailer made a sudden stop. Approximately 125 gallons of the solution leaked into the trailer compartment of which approximately 5 gallons was discharged to Pittstown Road. A section of Pittstown Road was closed for approximately eight hours while the cleanup was conducted.