Health assessment for Higgins Farm, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, Region 2. CERCLIS No. NJD981490261. Final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6273660
The Higgins Farm site comprises an area of approximately 74.5 acres located in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. Contamination is emanating from an area of buried drums known to contain pesticides, volatile organic chemicals, and isomers of dioxin. The underlying aquifer is extensively used as a sole source of potable water by residents in the area. Site related contamination has been detected in potable wells in the area. Other affected media at the site include soils and surface water. Exposure through use of contaminated groundwater is likely to have occurred. USEPA performed an Interim Removal Measure in 1986 to provide potable water to residents and control the release of hazardous substances. The Higgins Farm site was added to the NPL sites in New Jersey. ATSDR and NJDOH consider this site to be of public health concern. This site is being evaluated for follow-up health study and evaluation.
- Research Organization:
- New Jersey State Dept. of Health, Trenton, NJ (USA). Environmental Health Service
- OSTI ID:
- 6273660
- Report Number(s):
- PB-91-120477/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540220 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AQUIFERS
CONTAMINATION
DIOXIN
DOCUMENT TYPES
FEDERAL REGION II
GROUND WATER
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LAND POLLUTION
LAWS
MATTER
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEW JERSEY
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PROGRESS REPORT
SOILS
SUPERFUND
SURFACE WATERS
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
VOLATILE MATTER
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER WELLS
WELLS
540220 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AQUIFERS
CONTAMINATION
DIOXIN
DOCUMENT TYPES
FEDERAL REGION II
GROUND WATER
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LAND POLLUTION
LAWS
MATTER
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEW JERSEY
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PROGRESS REPORT
SOILS
SUPERFUND
SURFACE WATERS
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
USA
VOLATILE MATTER
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER WELLS
WELLS