Hazardous Waste Site | Linden, New Jersey | Late 1800s to present
Manufacturing of dyes, surfactant, pesticides, and other industrial chemicals and products began on the Tremley Point peninsula in Linden, New Jersey as early as 1889. Chlorine gas production, using a process that involved mercury, began here in 1955 and continued through 1985. Wastes and wastewaters emptied directly and indirectly to Piles Creek, South Branch Creek, the Arthur Kill, and their associated tidal wetlands. Mercury, arsenic, other metals, SVOCs, and other toxic substances were released into the surrounding environment.
The Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program
Thursday, December 22, 2016 - 04:34
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 08:08
Oil Spill | Patuxent River, Maryland | April 2000
What Happened?
On April 7, 2000, a 12-inch oil pipeline ruptured underground at the Pepco Chalk Point electric generating facility in Aquasco, Maryland. Approximately 140,000 gallons of oil spilled into Swanson Creek, a small tributary of the Patuxent River. The oil moved over containment booms, ultimately affecting approximately 40 linear miles of environmentally sensitive downstream creeks and shorelines along the Patuxent River.
The Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program
Friday, December 9, 2016 - 06:12
Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 07:39
Oil Spill | Jefferson Parish, LA | July 2008
What Happened?
On July 23, 2008, the chemical tanker Tintomara collided with fuel barge DM932 on the Mississippi River, near downtown New Orleans. The Tintomara suffered minor damage, but the DM932 barge split into two sections. Within hours of the spill, NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) was on-scene, providing support for the cleanup and assessment of natural resource damages caused by the 270,000 gallons of spilled fuel oil.
The Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program
Friday, September 2, 2016 - 07:35
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - 11:47
The Koppers Site formerly housed wood treatment and fertilizer manufacturing facilities. These facilities released hazardous substances into wetland and river habitat in and near the Ashley River. The groundwater at the site was also contaminated, and impacted nearby wetland and river habitat.
The Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program
Thursday, July 28, 2016 - 11:27
Monday, August 17, 2020 - 17:02
Hazardous Waste Site | Massapequa Creek, Farmingdale NY | 1930’s to Present
What Happened?
The Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 06:56
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 17:39
Hazardous Waste Site | Glen Cove, NY | 1960s to Present
The Mattiace Petrochemical Co., Inc. site is located adjacent to Garvies Point Preserve along the north shore of Glen Cove Creek, a tributary to Hempstead Harbor on the north shore of Long Island. Beginning in the 1960s, chemical storage, blending, repackaging, and drum cleaning took place on site. Drum cleaning wastes were stored in a wet well and a leaching pool where they contaminated groundwater. Hazardous wastes reached the creek via runoff, underground piping, and groundwater discharge.
The Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 07:04
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 17:41
Hazardous Waste Site | Edgewater, NJ | 1930 to present
The Quanta Resources Corporation site in Edgewater, NJ, is a former oil and tar storage and recycling facility on approximately 8 acres. The site is adjacent to the lower Hudson River, approximately 9.9 miles upstream of Upper New York Bay.
The Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program
Friday, June 3, 2016 - 11:17
Thursday, August 20, 2020 - 17:45
Hazardous Waste Site | Rosedale, Maryland | 1953 – 1970
What Happened?
The Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 05:50
Monday, August 24, 2020 - 11:50
Oil Spill | San Juan, PR | January 7, 1994
What Happened?
On January 7, 1994, the T/B Morris J. Berman—a 302-foot-long barge loaded with 1.5 million gallons of fuel oil—broke away from its tow line and drifted around near San Juan, Puerto Rico. The barge grounded on a nearby coral reef, rupturing seven fuel holding tanks and released approximately 800,000 gallons of fuel oil into nearshore waters.
The Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 04:35
Monday, August 17, 2020 - 17:15
Hazardous Waste Site | Texas City, Texas | 1941 – 1991
The Tex Tin Corporation and other responsible parties operated a tin smelting plant at this site from 1941 until 1991. Industrial activities included tin ore processing, acid recovery operations, heavy metals recovery operations, copper washing operations using ammonia, and land filling with radioactive materials.
The Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 07:14
Monday, November 1, 2021 - 14:32
