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Wyeth Holdings Corporation
Other (Former) Names of Site: American Cyanamid Corporation, BASF Corporation
| EPA Identification Number: | NJD002349009 | |
| Facility Location: | 4201 Quakerbridge Road, Princeton Junction, New Jersey |
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| Facility Contact: | Pam Baker, (609) 716-2376 | |
| EPA Contact: | Barry Tornick, (212) 637-4169, tornick.barry@epa.gov | |
| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Case Manager: | Bob Marcolina, (609) 633-7237 | |
| Last Updated: | November 2005 | |
| Environmental Indicator Status: |
Human Exposures Under Control [PDF
538.1 KB, 20 pp] has been verified. |
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Site Description
BASF, formerly American Cyanamid Corporation (ACCo), has occupied this 640-acre site on Wagaraw Road in Hawthorne, New Jersey, from 1957 until September 2002. In October 2002, Wyeth Holdings Corporation purchased the site. The activities at the site include research and development of agricultural chemicals and animal health and nutrition products. No manufacturing or production is conducted at the site. There are woodlands and farmland near the site. BASF is cleaning up the site under a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) order.
Potential Threats and Contaminants
The groundwater and soil at the site have been contaminated with pesticides, (4,4-DDT and 4,4-DDE, No.2. Delta-BHC), chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. The main source of contamination of the groundwater is a landfill (Landfill No. 2), which is located in a wooded area in the southern section of the site. It was used to dispose of laboratory glassware and small containers of laboratory wastes.
Cleanup Approach and Progress
The contents of Landfill No. 2 were completely excavated in 1995 and taken off-site for proper disposal. Because the source was removed, the contamination of the groundwater is expected to naturally degrade and dilute. BASF has been monitoring the groundwater near the landfill. It has found that pesticides and organic compounds have generally been decreasing since 1995, except that chloroform and carbon tetrachloride concentrations have fluctuated. There is some remaining soil contamination and therefore, the future use of part of the property is restricted to industrial use so that human exposure is limited.
BASF will continue to monitor the groundwater. If concentrations of chemicals begin to increase, BASF will be required to take additional measures to clean up the groundwater.
Site Repository
Copies of supporting technical documents and correspondence are available for public review at the following location:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Solid & Hazardous Waste
Records Center
401 E. State Street, 6th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625
Telephone: (609) 777-3373
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) makes available its public records through formal request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).
