- Rolling Knolls Landfill
The Rolling Knolls Landfill is a
landfill located in the Green Village section of Chatham Township inNew Jersey . It is bordered on two sides by theGreat Swamp National Wildlife Refuge , and was formerly known as Miele's Dump, after owner Robert Miele.The Landfill is notable for being identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a
Superfund site. It was operated as a municipal landfill from the early 1930s until December 1968, during which time it handled municipal solid waste, as well as construction and demolition debris from neighboring communities. [http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/nar1681.htm]"According to the EPA's Web site, soil samples collected in 1999 showed levels of metals,
phthalates , andpolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that were above regulation norms.Mercury and PCB releases were also observed in a surface water and sediment sample taken from a portion of the landfill located within the Great Swamp Wildlife Refuge, according to the EPA. Testing also showed "actual contamination of a terrestrial sensitive environment," and indicated potential exposure of nearby residents, the EPA says." [http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070607/UPDATES01/706070388]
References
*cite web
title = NPL Site Narrative for Rolling Knolls Landfill
url = http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/nar1681.htm
accessdate = 2007-06-07
*Citation
title=Rolling Knolls Landfill discussed tonight
newspaper=dailyrecord.com
date=June 7 ,2007
year=2007
month=June
url=http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070607/UPDATES01/706070388
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