New Jersey town where child cancer rose blasts deal over polluted site

Men would come home from the plant, which made dyes and resins, and their perspiration would be the color of the dye with which they worked.

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Toms River ,New Jersey ,United States ,Jersey ,Dover ,Ciba Geigy ,America ,New Jerseyans ,Maurice Hill ,Michael Matthews ,Gloria Baier ,Diane Salkie ,Shawn Latourette ,Molly Birman ,Atlantic Ocean ,Janet Tauro ,Christine Girtain ,Jeff Fackenthal ,Environmental Protection Agency ,Department Of Environmental Protection ,Little League World Series ,Ciba Geigy Chemical Corp ,Jersey Shore ,Dover Township ,Ciba Geigy Superfund ,Environmental Protection ,New Jersey State Teacher ,In Hindsight ,Ts Clear That Something Was Very Wrong In This Suburban Town At The Jersey Shore ,Here Many People Worked At Or Lived Neara Chemical Company That Was Flushing Toxic Waste Into Waterways And Burying It In The Ground Men Would Come Home From Plant ,Hich Made Dyes And Resins ,Nd Their Perspiration Would Be The Color Of Dye With Which They Worked Children Swam In Local River ,Oming Up For Air In The Midst Of Milky White Froth That Floated On Waters Surface There Seemed To Be Fewer Fish Than Would Expected Some Were Appeared Transparent ,Nd Others Had Sores And Children Were Being Diagnosed With Cancer At Higher Than Normal Rates It Wouldnt Be Until Many Years Later That The Truth Would Come Out Ciba Geigy Chemical Corp ,He Towns Largest Employer ,Ad Been Flushing Chemicals Into The Toms River And Atlantic Ocean ,Nd Burying 47 ,000 Drums Of Toxic Waste In The Ground This Createda Plume Polluted Water That Has Spread Beyond Site Into Residential Neighborhoods It Made Area One Americas Most Notorious Superfund Sites ,Oining The List Of Most Seriously Polluted Areas In Need Federally Supervised Cleanup State Health Department Found That 87 Children Toms River ,Hich Was Then Known As Dover Township ,Ad Been Diagnosed With Cancer From 1979 Through 1995a Study Determined The Rates Of Childhood Cancers And Leukemia In Girls Toms River Were Significantly Elevated When Compared To State No Similar Found For Boys Company ,Hich Was Charged Criminally ,As Paid Millions Of Dollars In Fines And Penalties On Top The 300 Million It Its Successors Have So Far To Clean Up 1 ,250 Acre 506 Hectare Site An Ongoing Effort With No End In Sight Now ,Ew Jersey Has Reacheda Settlement With The Sites Current Owner ,Asf Corp ,O Address Damage To Natural Resources At The Site And Residents Of Toms River ,Here Cancer Cluster Is Part Of The Local Vocabulary And Bottled Water Only Type Many Will Drink ,Re Not Happy With The Deal ,Escribing It As Woefully Insufficient The Settlement Must Still Be Finalized By State Department Of Environmental Protection Agreement Commits Basf Which Owns Site Corporate Successor To Ciba Geigy Restore Wetlands And Grassy Areas Create Walking Trails ,Oardwalks And An Elevated Viewing Platform Build Environmental Education Center In Addition To Doing That Work ,Hose Cost Has Not Yet Been Calculated By The State Or Company ,Asf Will Pay The State 100 ,000 And Be Allowed To Continue Host An Array Of Solar Panels On Part The Site Mayor Maurice Hill Said Toms River Is Known For Two Main Things Winning Little League World Series In 1998 ,Nd The Ciba Geigy Superfund Site ,Lamed By Many Residents For The Towns Elevated Level Of Childhood Cancer Cases He Called Saga An Open Wound Toms River Anda Great Community Pain Mayor And Others Said Settlement Does Not Do Nearly Enough To Compensate Its Decades Pollution Illness They Have Endured Hill Complained Deal Was Negotiated Without Any Local Input ,Ants 250 Acres 101 Hectares Of The Site That Basf Could Develop To Instead Be Given Township ,Nd Saysa Contingency Fund To Address Any Future Undiscovered Contamination Should Be Part Of It Ata Public Meeting On The Proposal Hosted Wednesday Night Bya Local Environmental Group ,Esident After Resident Told Of The Pain Losing Loved Ones Or Friends And Not Knowing That Water They Were Swimming In Drinking Might Make Them Sicki Havea Friend Has Five Kids ,Nd Four Out Of The Five Have Cancer ,Aid Gloria Baier ,Hose Father Recently Died From Canceri Swam In That Water There Was This Muck Whitish And Would Float On Top Of The Youd Pop Your Head Up Sometimes Into Thisi Remember Looking Down Saying ,Hy Does That Fish Look Transparent To Me She Said You Could See Had Sores On Them ,Dded Jeff Fackenthal You Could See That It Wasnt Right Summer Bardiers Uncle Worked At The Plant He Would Come Home In And Sweat Color Of Dye Was Working With ,He Said Was Contaminated ,Nd He Was Contaminating His Children Michael Matthews Lost Best Friend Toa Rare Childhood Cancer At Age 12 Another Died Of The Same Illness Dep Commissioner Shawn Latourette Said Settlement Is Not Designed To Punish Anyone ,Nd Emphasized That Basf Remains Obligated To Completely Finish Cleaning Up The Site Under Supervision Of Federal Environmental Protection Agency In 1992 ,Iba Geigy Paid 63 8 Million To Settle Criminal Charges That It Illegally Disposed Of Hazardous Waste ,Nd It And Two Other Companies Reacheda 13 2 Million Settlement With 69 Families Whose Children Were Diagnosed Cancer Basf Took Over The Site In 2010 ,Wo Decades After Plant Operations Ceased ,Nd Emphasizes That It Did Nothing To Contaminate The Site Current Proposed Settlement Aims Restore Natural Resources Are Property Of All New Jerseyans Toa Condition Where Those Can Be Used Again ,Atourette Said Thats What This Is About ,E Said Its Not The Same As Their Obligation To Clean Up Site He People Instinctively Want Puta Dollar Value On Things ,Hich Is Why The Benefits Of This Settlement Can Seem Hard To Grasp Basfs Primary Goal Restore Site Meet Regulatory Standards That Are Protective Human Health And Environment ,Aid Company Spokesperson Molly Birman We Look Forward To Implementing The Restoration Projects And Opening New Possibilities Encourage Recreation ,Earning And Community Engagement At The Site But Many Residents Said They Wont Go Anywhere Near Even After Remediation Work Is Completed One Man Who Attendeda Public Hearing On Settlement Wednesday He Drive Past With His Car Window Rolled Down This Might Bea Really Great Park Some Day ,Dded Environmental Activist Janet Tauro Maybe In 100 Years Diane Salkie ,A Project Manager With The Epa Who Has Been Overseeing Cleanup Since 2011 ,Aida Plume Of Contaminated Groundwater Is 40 Smaller Than It Originally Was ,Ut It Still Extends Underneath Some Residential Communities Basf Is Pumping Almosta Million Gallonsa Day From The Ground ,Reating It To Remove Contaminants ,Nd Discharging It Back Into The Ground About 341 ,000 Cubic Yards 261 ,000 Cubic Meters Of Soil Has Been Dug Up And Treated At The Site Enough To Fill 136 ,400 Pickup Truck Beds Salkie Said That In 1996 ,T Was Estimated The Cleanup Would Take 30 Years Which End In 2026 Last Week ,She Said ,I Dont Think We Ll Get There Its Just So Hard To Seta Timeline Christine Girtain ,A Science Teacher At One Of Toms Rivers High Schools And The Current New Jersey State Year ,Aid The Environmental Education Center Should Present Full History Of Ciba Geigys Deliberate Pollution Site ,Nd Honor Those Who Died Asa Result Of It They Need To Know The Names People Because That Pollution ,He Said We Losta Lot Of Children Because Ciba Basf Is Open To Including The Sites Environmental History As Part Educational Facility ,Irman Said ,New Jersey Town Where Child Cancer Rose Blasts Deal Over Polluted Site ,