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The NRD Map

Diamond Alkali Superfund Site

Including Lower Passaic River Study Area, Newark Bay Study Area and surrounding areas affected by contamination.

  • Date/Time Frame
  • 1940s–1969
  • Statute
  • CERCLA
  • State
  • New Jersey
  • Substances
  • dioxin, PCBs, metals, PAHs, pesticides
  • Injury
  • Fish, Sediment, Soil, Surface Water
Consent Decrees:

2023.06.01

  • Federal Trustees:
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of the Interior (DOI)
  • State Trustees:
  • NJDEP
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • MaXus Energy Corp.

2022.07.29 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • Department of the Interior (DOI)/Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • BASF Corp. and its subsidiaries, BASF Catalysts LLC, Cognis USA LLC

2007.09.20 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of the Interior (DOI)
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Marcal Paper Mills Inc.