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