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NPL Site Narrative for Delilah Road
DELILAH ROAD
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Federal Register Notice: September 21, 1984Conditions at listing (September 1983): The Delilah Road Site covers 40 acres in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. The site, an old sand-mining operation, is filled with municipal wastes, construction wastes, and lead and trichloroethylene sludges.
In 1980, a State case against Lightman Drum Co., Inc., went to trial, and the defendants were found guilty of illegally dumping a truckload of drums of chemical wastes at the site.
In August 1982, EPA discovered that ground water at the site is contaminated with mercury, chromium, lead, and methylene chloride.
Status (June 1984): EPA is planning a remedial investigation/feasibility study to determine the type and extent of contamination at the site and identify alternatives for remedial action.
For more information about the hazardous substances identified in this narrative summary, including general information regarding the effects of exposure to these substances on human health, please see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQs. ATSDR ToxFAQs can be found on the Internet at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html or by telephone at 1-888-42-ATSDR or 1-888-422-8737.