[CPEO-BIF] Inman Sports Club, Edison, New Jersey

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DEP response to toxic barrels found at Edison site irks environmentalists

By LALITA ALOOR AMUTHAN
CentralJersey.com
August 6, 2009


EDISON - Local environmentalists are not pleased with the state 
Department of Environmental Protection's response to the discovery of 
what they say is uncontained toxic waste - including benzene, lead, PCBs 
and other organic chemicals - found at the Inman Sports Club.
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About 75 drums containing residual contaminants were left stockpiled and 
covered in tarp along the fence of the popular driving range at the 
facility, which is located at 990 Inman Ave. The drums were dug up as 
part of an environmental cleanup of the site, which formerly housed a 
paint factory.

...

However, Spiegel pointed to a day care center located in front of the 
site and said the toxic waste poses an environmental hazard.

"Instead of disposing of the drums, they stockpiled them out in the 
open, a few feet from the day care center," he said.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20090806/NEWS/90806010/1003/RSS01


See also

Video Report:
http://newgreenmedia.tv/2009/08/06/ngm-breaking-news-update.aspx

Photo Story:
http://newgreenmedia.tv/2009/08/05/ngm-exclusive--exposed-leaking-toxic-55gallon-drum-waste-found-at-sports-club-in-edison.aspx

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org



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