nl industries

PENNS GROVE-PEDRICKTOWN ROAD

The 44-acre NL Industries site is a former secondary lead smelting facility that operated from 1972 to 1982. The site is located on Penns Grove-Pedricktown Road. In 1983, the site was sold to National Smelting of New Jersey, Inc., which operated it until 1984. During its years of operation, the company recycled lead from spent automotive batteries. The batteries were drained of sulfuric acid, crushed and then processed for lead recovery at the smelting facility. The plastic and rubber waste materials resulting from the battery-crushing operation were placed in an on-site landfill. The landfill also contains slag and contaminated soils. The site is located in a rural area with two streams and a marshy area near the site. The Delaware River is approximately 1 1/2 miles from the site. Railroad tracks run through the center of the site. There are approximately 2,500 people living within 3 miles of the site boundary. The Cape May aquifer underlies the site and serves as a source of drinking water, crop irrigation water, and process water. Most of the area residents are served by municipal water wells, although some nearby homes rely solely on private wells. Testing in 1987, 1991,1994, and 2006 indicated that the water quality of these private wells was within drinking water standards. Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal and Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) actions.

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