Montclair/West Orange and Glen Ridge Radium Superfund Sites
Montclair/West Orange and Glen Ridge Radium Superfund Sites
Montclair/West Orange and Glen Ridge Radium Superfund Sites
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<strong>Montclair</strong>/<strong>West</strong> <strong>Orange</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Glen</strong><br />
<strong>Ridge</strong> <strong>Radium</strong> <strong>Superfund</strong> <strong>Sites</strong><br />
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Facts<br />
• 924 properties investigated<br />
900 residential<br />
24 municipal<br />
• 355 properties cleaned up<br />
339 residential<br />
16 municipal<br />
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Facts, cont.<br />
• 224,372 cubic yards of contaminated<br />
soil removed<br />
• $240 million dollars for investigation,<br />
construction & disposal costs<br />
• 25 years<br />
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Approximate Site<br />
Location<br />
Manhattan<br />
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Dial Painters - US <strong>Radium</strong> <strong>Orange</strong>, NJ<br />
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Books About Dial Painters Plight<br />
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<strong>West</strong> <strong>Orange</strong><br />
Study Area<br />
<strong>Montclair</strong> Study Area<br />
<strong>Glen</strong> <strong>Ridge</strong> Study Area<br />
US <strong>Radium</strong> Site<br />
US <strong>Radium</strong> Facility<br />
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Aerial Photograph of Project Area<br />
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Str<strong>and</strong>ed Drums 1985 -1987<br />
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5,000 Drums Str<strong>and</strong>ed on Four <strong>Montclair</strong><br />
Residential Properties<br />
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House Demolition<br />
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New Homes Built on Vacant Lots<br />
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Summary of Cleanup Criteria<br />
Unit<br />
Value<br />
Radon<br />
picoCuries per liter (pC/l)<br />
4 pC/l<br />
<strong>Radium</strong>-226<br />
in soil<br />
Gamma Radiation<br />
Rate<br />
Becquerels per cubic meter (Bq/m 3 )<br />
picoCuries per gram (pCi/g)<br />
Becquerels per kilogram (Bq/kg)<br />
microRoentgens per hour (μR/hr)<br />
148 Bq/m 3<br />
5 pCi/g<br />
185 Bq/kg<br />
20 μR/hr<br />
above<br />
background<br />
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Front Yard Excavation<br />
<strong>Glen</strong> <strong>Ridge</strong>, NJ<br />
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Lorraine Street Home with Temporary Structural<br />
Supports During Excavation<br />
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Sheet Pile Between Barrows Field & Backyards<br />
of Lorraine Street Homes<br />
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Lorraine Street Homes During Cleanup<br />
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Lorraine Street <strong>and</strong> Homes After Restoration<br />
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Lorraine Street Restored<br />
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Basement Excavation with<br />
Guzzler Hose<br />
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Guzzler Vacuum Truck<br />
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Loading Intermodal<br />
Bloomfield, NJ<br />
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EPIC Truck to Rail<br />
Newark, NJ<br />
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Barrows Field Post-Excavation Sampling<br />
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Barrows Field Backfill<br />
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Barrows Field restoration<br />
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Barrows Field Restored<br />
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Garage - Before<br />
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Garage - After<br />
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Further Information<br />
Site Info.:<br />
• http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/npl/0200996c.pdf<br />
• http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/npl/0200997c.pdf<br />
• http://www.epa.gov/superfund/accomp/success/glenridg.htm<br />
ATSDR Public Health Assessment:<br />
• http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/montclair/mon_p1.html<br />
• http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/montclair/mon_p2.html<br />
• http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/montclair/mon_p3.html<br />
Radon:<br />
• http://www.nj.gov/dep/rpp/radon/<br />
• http://www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/<br />
Books:<br />
• <strong>Radium</strong> Girls by Claudia Clark, Publisher - The University of North Carolina Press (1997), ISBN: 0807846406.<br />
• Deadly Glow: The <strong>Radium</strong> Dial Worker Tradegy by Ross Mullner, Publisher - American Public Health Association<br />
(April 1, 1999), ISBN: 0875532454.<br />
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Betsy Donovan<br />
Project Manager<br />
U.S. EPA Region 2<br />
New York, NY<br />
donovan.betsy@epa.gov<br />
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