Hudson County Chromate
Project
Background
The Hudson County Chromate Chemical Production Waste
Sites are located throughout Jersey City, Bayonne, Kearny, Newark and
Secaucus in Hudson and Essex Counties. NJDEP has identified over 160 sites
that are contaminated with chromite ore processing residue, also known
as chromate waste. The chromate chemical production waste has been found
at residential, commercial and industrial locations. The more than two
million tons of waste disposed of over the area were generated by three
chromite ore-processing plants which operated for approximately 70 years
between 1905 and 1971. The three plants, located in Hudson County, were
owned and operated by:
- PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) at its former chromium chemical production
facility location at Garfield Avenue in Jersey City.
- The predecessors and subsidiaries of AlliedSignal, Inc. (Allied)
previously located on Route 440 in Jersey City
- The predecessor and subsidiaries of Occidental Chemical Corp., Maxus
Energy Corp. and Chemical Land Holding, Inc. previously located on Belleville
Turnpike in Kearny.
PPG, AlliedSignal and Maxus are collectively referred to as the Responsible Parties (RPs).
The chromate waste from the above facilities was used as fill in preparation for building foundations, construction of tank berms, roadway construction, filling of wetlands, sewer
line construction and other construction and development projects. Chromate contamination has been found in a variety of places including the walls and floors of buildings, interior
and exterior building surfaces, surfaces of driveways and parking lots and in the surface and subsurface of unpaved areas. Known chromate waste contamination at residential sites has
been remediated, including two apartment complexes. The progress in the remediation of these chromate projects has been successful and is nearly complete. It must be noted that since
early after the implementation of the Superior Court of New Jersey remedial orders, chromate contamination exposure from known sites has been dramatically reduced if not completely
eliminated. The Master Schedules are a testament to the arduous task of remediation of historic contamination, but also an example of a community tasked with working together on a
common goal.
Need information on a particular Chromium Site?
Please see Hudson County Chromium Site List
and note the Responsible Party (RP) entity listed as the "RP Category".
Please contact the appropriate Responsible Party, using the list below.
PPG
Glenn Springs Holdings, Inc. formerly known as Occidental
Honeywell, Inc.
NJDEP - Office of Remedial Management Contact
Contact: Ian Curtis (609) 414-4453
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Chromate Waste Site Boundary GIS layer
Settlement Documents
Additional Information
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