EPA, Hercules Agree on $11.3 Million New Jersey Superfund Cleanup

Chemical manufacturer Hercules LLC expects to pay $11.3 million in a proposed agreement with the EPA to clean up a Superfund site in New Jersey contaminated with lead and other toxic compounds, the agency said Monday.

• Under the consent decree, the Environmental Protection Agency will oversee the company’s cleanup work at the Gibbstown, N.J., site known as Hercules Inc.
• The EPA decided in 2018 that the cleanup plan would partially consist of excavating contaminated soil and treating it with microorganisms to destroy or break down the toxic chemicals present. Contaminants at the site include volatile organic compounds and heavy ...