1015-35 BELLEVILLE TURNPIKE
The Standard Chlorine Chemical Co, Inc. (SCCC) Site occupies an area of approximately 25 acres in a heavily industrialized area of Kearny, New Jersey. The SCCC property is bounded by the Hackensack River to the northeast, Belleville Turnpike to the southwest, the Diamond property to the north and northwest, and the Koppers Seaboard property to the southeast. The Diamond and Koppers Seaboard properties are also chemically contaminated by prior industrial uses and are being addressed under the State's Brownfields program. Manufacturing operations were conducted at the SCCC Site by various entities between 1916 and 1993, and included the refining of naphthalene, the manufacture of products from naphthalene, naphthalene derivatives, and dichlorobenzenes, the formulation of drain cleaning products, and the processing of trichlorobenzene. Several abandoned buildings in various states of disrepair are located on the property. Surface features include two connected lagoons located on the eastern end of the property as well as a drainage ditch that runs along the southern perimeter of the property and empties into the Hackensack River. A railroad right-of-way, the site of a former rail spur which is currently owned by the Hudson County Improvement Authority, is located west of the lagoon area and crosses the property in a north-south fashion. Site responsibility: The Site is being addressed through a combination of Federal, state and potentially responsible party (PRP) actions.
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