Historic Pesticide Contamination Task Force

The Department estimates that up to 5 percent of the state’s acreage may be impacted by the historical use of arsenical pesticides alone. ... The challenge is how to modify the cleanup process currently used in New Jersey to remediate industrial discharges to address the risks presented by historical pesticide contamination.

Department Commissioner Robert Shinn formed the Historic Pesticide Contamination Task Force to help the Department identify technically and economically viable alternative strategies that will be protective of human health and the environment for sites with contamination due to historical use of pesticides.

The Report: Findings and Recommendations for the Remediation of Historic Pesticide Contamination

• Final Report (also available as a 232 Kb PDF document))

Other Information

• DEP News Release about the Task Force (15 Jan 1999)
  
  
• Homeowner's Fact Sheet (also available as a 23 Kb PDF document)
  
  
• NJDEP Site Remediation Program

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