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Action Memo Date: |
9/26/2013 |
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CERCLA |
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Time-Critical |
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EPA |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
NPL Status: |
Non NPL |
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Mobilization Date: |
7/10/2014 |
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Start Date: |
7/14/2014 |
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CERCLIS ID: |
NJN000206557 |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Lead contaminated soil on residential properties.
1.1.2 Site Description
The Site is located within the Society Hill Phase 3 condominium complex which is bounded by Norfolk, Wickliff, W. Market and Warren Streets in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. A church borders Site property and is located in the center of the northern portion of the Site; an unused school borders the northeast property boundary and an abandoned warehouse is located at the eastern edge of the Site.
1.1.2.1 Location
The Site is located in an urban, mixed residential, light industrial neighborhood and is within the University Heights District of Newark that includes Rutgers University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, the University of Medicine and Dentistry and the Essex County College campuses. The Essex County Vocational-Technical High School borders the southeast corner of the Site.
Topographically, the Site is located at approximately 108 feet above sea level and is located at 40° 44′
29.47″ N latitude, 74°10′ 58.97″W longitude.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
The contaminant identified at the Site is lead in soil. Lead is a hazardous substance as defined by Section 101 (14) of CERCLA and is listed in 40 CFR, Table 302.4. Analytical data from samples collected from the Site indicate that lead is present in the surface and subsurface soils at concentrations greater than the removal screening level of 400 ppm and is considered to be a public health hazard. Lead concentrations as high as 13,000 ppm have been documented as present within the top 24 inches of soil on Site.
Conditions at the Site meet the requirements for implementation of a CERCLA removal action. The potential release for hazardous substances from the Site present a threat to the public health and welfare as defined by Section 300.415(b) (2) of the NCP.
See POLREP 1 for further information of the threat.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
The NJDEP performed initial sampling at the Site on March 25, 2012. Nine soil samples were collected from five locations near the former location of the M.C. Canfield & Sons facility at depths ranging from 0-12 inches. Elevated levels of lead were found in the soil ranging from 753 ppm to 4,860 ppm. NJDEP referred the Site to EPA on May 9, 2012.
EPA collected soil samples between August 20th and August 30th, 2012. The sampling design employed was based on and is consistent with the EPA Superfund Lead-Contaminated Residential Sites Handbook dated August 2003. The Site was divided into 34 quadrants (P001-SS001 through P001-SS034)) and included areas of high use, such as gardens and children’s play areas. Five sample locations were designated within each quadrant and soil samples from these locations were collected from depths of 0 inches (bottom of sod), 0-2 inches, 2-6 inches, 6-12 inches, 12-18 inches, and 18-24 inches. Samples from discrete depth intervals within each quadrant were composited into one sample for that specific depth.
Lead was detected at concentrations exceeding the EPA residential soil screening level of 400 ppm in
composite surface soil samples (0-6” bgs) in 13 of the 34 quadrants at the condominium complex. These 13 quadrants have elevated lead levels outside the drip line of the buildings in surface soil. Lead was detected above 1,200 ppm in discrete surface soil samples (0-6” bgs) collected from quadrants P001-SS012, SS013, SS014 and SS015. The highest concentration of lead, found near the former M.C. Canfield & Sons facility location is 3,593 ppm.
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