Fried Industries

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000116251
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 0.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Fried Industries
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
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Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Protection Agency, B. E. (n.d.). Fried Industries. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Excerpt: Site Description During the twenty five years Fried Industries operated at this location, the company manufactured floor finishing products, aqueous detergent solutions, adhesives, and algaecides on this site in East Brunswick Township in Middlesex County. Fried Industries also produced chemical products from components such as toluene and 1,1,1- trichloroethane. At times, site facilities were leased to other companies for the manufacture of automotive antifreeze products. The site property occupies 26 acres and contains a pond, a marsh area, and several separate wetlands areas. A building complex also existed at the site prior to its demolition. The site is located in the northwest corner of East Brunswick Township on the border with the Borough of Milltown. The site was once the location of a sand and clay quarry. In 1983, EPA found that hazardous wastes were improperly stored on site, and that the soil was contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and arsenic. Further examination of the site through 1984 revealed deteriorated buried drums as well as evidence of improper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials. Conditions at the site resulted in contamination of the soil and ground water, with seepage into the ground, threatening the underlying Farrington Sand aquifer. About 7,000 people live in the adjacent Borough of Milltown; approximately 43,000 people live in the Township of East Brunswick.

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