[CPEO-BIF] "Burnt-Rubber Smells Emitted from 800 Monroe Project in Hoboken, " New Jersey

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Burnt-Rubber Smells Emitted from 800 Monroe Project in Hoboken: What We Know

HOBOKEN GIRL 
DECEMBER 13, 2019 

An ongoing project called 800 Monroe has been a point of contention for a while. However, regardless of what the future of the site looks like, it’s overshadowed by a rather unpleasant side effect: a rubber-like burning smell - a smell that has been present off and on since 2018 and has many residents concerned. 

People - both passersby and local residents alike - have been having a difficult time avoiding the smell that emanates from the currently under-construction project. In fact, the unfortunate odor has caused many complaints, as the site is next to the Monroe Center filled with hundreds of businesses, Shoprite, and numerous residential buildings and daycares. So many, in fact, that the City of Hoboken released an official statement in 2018 about it on its government website - which was covered on local news outlets and of course, Twitter.

According to the City in 2018 on October 1st, groundwater remediation is the cause of the odor. Groundwater remediation is the process of treating polluted groundwater by removing the pollutants themselves and converting them into other “harmless” products. But what does that mean?


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For the entire article, see
https://www.hobokengirl.com/800-monroe-project-hoboken-smell-chemicals-information/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org





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