AMERICAN CYANAMID CO
BRIDGEWATER, NJ
Superfund Site Profile
Site Contacts
Community Involvement Coordinator
Melissa Dimas
(212) 637-3677
Remedial Project Manager
Mark Schmidt
(212) 637-3886
Site Location
Street Address:EASTON TURNPIKE, BRIDGEWATER, NJ 08805
Background
The American Cyanamid Superfund Site is located in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey and was added to the National Priorities List in 1983 after contamination was found at the site. Prior owners used the 575-acre site for numerous chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing operations for more than 90 years, resulting in the contamination of waste disposal areas (referred to as impoundments), soil and groundwater with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-VOCs, and metals. In 1998, EPA deleted a 140-acre portion of the 575-acre site from the National Priorities List, leaving 435 acres to be addressed. The 140 acre parcel of land, which primarily ...
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