A chemical production company will pay $11. 3 million for cleaning a super-background in Gloucester County, New Jersey, under a federal state court order and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. But it’s not the first time
Hercules Inc. will put into effect a 2018 EPA plan to excavate 1. 2 meters of infected soil to treat it with microorganisms, treat deeper soils with microorganisms, and fill the domain with blank soil, reported Philadelphia Inquirer, which will oversee the work.
Green works of 140 hectares (350 acres) in Greenwich Township purchased from DuPont in 1952, which, according to the EPA, removed lead and tar fragments from aniline production. Hercules used a segment of the site to produce phenol and acetone.
The use of it has led to soil and groundwater contamination and sediment pollutants in Clonmell Creek.
In addition, the company will pay $144,000 in other prices to the EPA and $130,000 to New Jersey.
“The DEP is pleased that Hercules has agreed to reimburse the state for all unpaid prices to the state for the remediation of the Gibbstown plant and for the total remediation of the site,” Catherine R said. McCabe, commissioner of the State Department of the Environment. Protection.
He added in his statement: “Hercules’ duty to monitor the remaining soil and groundwater pollution in the long term will be the coverage of the public and the environment. “