Dredging of Contaminated Sediment In New Jersey's Passaic River to Begin

摘要

As attested to by the large amounts of contaminated sediment present in its channel, New Jersey's Passaic River has long been home to significant industrial activity. This contamination is particularly acute in the final 17 mi of the river, from Dundee Dam, in Garfield, to the river's confluence with Newark Bay. In an effort to address one of the waterway's most contaminated locations, dredging is scheduled to begin this spring in a section of the river in Newark that adjoins the site of a former pesticide manufacturing facility known to have released large amounts of the toxic compound dioxin into the river.