HRS DOCUMENTATION RECORD COVER SHEET

Name of Site: Riverside Industrial Park

EPA ID No.: NJSFN0204232 (Ref. 20, p. 1)

Contact Persons

Documentation Record: Ildefonso Acosta and James Desir

Region 2 Acting NPL Coordinator

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2

290 Broadway

New York, New York 10007

(212) 637-4344

Pathways, Components, or Threats Not Scored

The surface water migration pathway was the only pathway scored. 

Ground Water Migration Pathway 

The ground water pathway was not scored. The surface water migration pathway score was sufficient to 

list the site. Although the ground water pathway was not scored there are targets potentially associated 

with the ground water pathway, including four possibly active public drinking water supply wells within a 

4-mile radius of Riverside Industrial Park (Ref. 21). 

Soil Exposure Pathway

The soil exposure pathway was not scored. The surface water migration pathway score was sufficient to 

list the site. Although the soil exposure pathway was not scored, there is known soil contamination at the 

site has been identified and may pose threat to nearby human health and the environment.

Air Migration Pathway 

The air migration pathway was not scored. The surface water migration pathway score was sufficient to 

list the site. Although the air migration pathway was not scored, a potential threat to individuals may 

exist based on a contaminant air release identified at the site. 
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HRS DOCUMENTATION RECORD

Name of Site: Riverside Industrial Park Date Prepared: September 2012

EPA Region: Region 2

Street Address of Site*: 29 Riverside Avenue

City, County, State, Zip Code: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey 07104

General Location in the State: Northeast section of the State

Topographic Map: Orange, New Jersey

Latitude: 40.765722o

North Longitude: -74.159084oWest

The site coordinates correspond with the northeast corner of Building 7 (Ref. 4; Ref. 7, p. 55; Figure 2).

References: 3, 4 and 20

* The street address, coordinates, and contaminant locations presented in this Hazard Ranking System 

(HRS) documentation record identify the general area the site is located. They represent one or more 

locations U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be part of the site based on the 

screening information EPA used to evaluate the site for the National Priorities List (NPL) listing. EPA 

lists national priorities among the known "releases or threatened releases" of hazardous substances; thus, 

the focus is on the release, not precisely delineated boundaries. A site is defined as where a hazardous 

substance has been "deposited, stored, placed, or otherwise come to be located." Generally, HRS scoring 

and the subsequent listing of a release merely represent the initial determination that a certain area may 

need to be addressed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA). Accordingly, EPA contemplates that the preliminary description of facility boundaries 

at the time of scoring will be refined as more information is developed as to where the contamination has 

come to be located. 

Score

Ground Water Migration Pathway: 0

Surface Water Migration Pathway: 100

Soil Exposure Pathway: 0

Air Migration Pathway: 0

HAZARD RANKING SYSTEM SITE SCORE: 50.00
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WORKSHEET FOR COMPUTING HRS SITE SCORE

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1. Ground Water Migration Pathway Score (Sgw) Not Scored Not Scored 

2a. Surface Water Overland/Flood Migration Component

(from Table 4-1, line 30)

100.00 10,000

2b. Ground Water to Surface Water Migration Component

(from Table 4-25, line 28)

Not Scored Not Scored

2c. Surface Water Migration Pathway Score (Ssw)

Enter the larger of lines 2a and 2b as the pathway score.

100.00 10,000

3. Soil Exposure Pathway Score (Ss)

(from Table 5-1, line 22)

Not Scored Not Scored

4. Air Migration Pathway Score (Sa)

(from Table 6-1, line 12)

Not Scored Not Scored

5. Total of Sgw

2 + Ssw2 + Ss2 + Sa2 10,000

6. HRS Site Score

Divide the value on line 5 by 4 and take the square root

50.00
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HRS TABLE 4-1 -Surface Water Overland/Flood Migration Component Scoresheet

Factor Categories and Factors Maximum 

Value

Value

Assigned

Drinking Water Threat

Likelihood of Release:

1. Observed Release 550 550

2. Potential to Release by Overland Flow:

 2a. Containment 10 

 2b. Runoff 25 

 2c. Distance to Surface Water 25 

 2d. Potential to Release by Overland Flow (lines 2a x [2b + 2c]) 500 

3. Potential to Release by Flood:

 3a. Containment (Flood) 10 

 3b. Flood Frequency 50 

 3c. Potential to Release by Flood (lines 3a x 3b) 500 

4. Potential to Release (lines 2d + 3c, subject to a maximum of 500) 500 

5. Likelihood of Release (higher of lines 1 and 4) 550 550

Waste Characteristics:

6. Toxicity/Persistence (a) NS

7. Hazardous Waste Quantity (a) NS

8. Waste Characteristics 100 NS

Targets:

9. Nearest Intake 50 NS

10. Population:

 10a. Level I Concentrations (b) 

 10b. Level II Concentrations (b) 

 10c. Potential Contamination (b) 

 10d. Population (lines 10a + 10b + 10c) (b) 

11. Resources 5 

12. Targets (lines 9 + 10d + 11) (b) 0

Drinking Water Threat Score:

13.Drinking Water Threat Score ([lines 5 x 8 x 12])/82,500, subject to a 

maximum of 100) 

100 NS

Human Food Chain Threat

Likelihood of Release:

14. Likelihood of Release (same value as line 5) 550 550

Waste Characteristics:

15. Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaccumulation (a) 5 × 108

16. Hazardous Waste Quantity (a) 100

17. Waste Characteristics 1,000 320
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Factor Categories and Factors Maximum 

Value

Value

Assigned

Targets:

18. Food Chain Individual 50 20

19. Population:

 19a. Level I Concentrations (b) NS

 19b. Level II Concentrations (b) NS

 19c. Potential Human Food Chain Contamination (b) 0.00003

 19d. Population (lines 19a + 19b + 19c) (b) 0.00003

20. Targets (lines 18 + 19d) (b) 20.00003

Human Food Chain Threat Score:

21. Human Food Chain Threat Score ([lines 14 x 17 x 

20]/82,500, subject to a maximum of 100) 

100 42.66 

Environmental Threat

Likelihood of Release:

22. Likelihood of Release (same value as line 5) 550 550

23. Ecosystem Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaccumulation (a) 5 × 108

24. Hazardous Waste Quantity (a) 100

25. Waste Characteristics 1,000 320

Targets:

26. Sensitive Environments:

 26a. Level I Concentrations (b) 0

 26b. Level II Concentrations (b) 180

 26c. Potential Contamination (b) 0 

 26d. Sensitive Environments (lines 26a + 26b + 26c) (b) 180

27. Targets (value from 26d) (b) 180

Environmental Threat Score:

28. Environmental Threat Score

([lines 22 x 25 x 27]/82,500, subject to a maximum of 60) 

60 60

Surface Water Overland/Flood Migration 

Watershed

Component Score For A 

29. Watershed 

(lines 13 + 

c Score

21 + 28, subject to a maximum of 100)

100 100

Surface Water Overland/Flood Migration Component Score

30. Component Score (Sof)

c (highest score from line 29 for all watersheds 100 100

evaluated, subject to a maximum of 100) a

Maximum value applies to waste characteristics category.

b

Maximum value not applicable.

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REFERENCES

Ref.

No. Description of the Reference

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Emergency Authorization Request. November 17, 2009. 21 pages. 
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15. Tetra Tech. Record of Telephone Conversation Regarding the Riverside Avenue Site. From 

Alicia Shultz, HRS Specialist. To David Beckman, Senior Associate, Birdsall Services Group. 

March 15, 2010. 1 page. 

16. Tetra Tech. Record of Telephone Conversation Regarding the Riverside Avenue Site. From 

Alicia Shultz, HRS Specialist. To Dan Kowalski, Response Manager, AECOM. March 10, 

2010. 1 page. 

17. Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. Conceptual Site Model, Lower Passaic River Restoration Project. August 

2005. 29 pages. 

18. EPA. Notes from Regional Decision Team (RDT) Meeting. December 16, 2009. 1 page. 

19. EPA. Record of Telephone Conversation Regarding Fish Closure for Passaic Fishery. From Jan 

Hagiwara, Site Assessment Manager. To Dr. Gary Buchanan, Manager, New Jersey Department 

of Environmental Protection Office of Science. January 14, 2010. 1 page. 

20. EPA. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information 

System (CERCLIS), Riverside Avenue Site. March 11, 2010. 2 pages. 

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Hagiwara, Site Assessment Manager. To Alicia Shultz, Tetra Tech, HRS Specialist. March 8, 

2010. 2 pages. 

22. EPA. CERCLIS, Facility Detail Report, Riverside Avenue Site. March 15, 2010. 1 page.

23. Reference number reserved

24. EPA Region 2. Inorganic Data Review Narrative. Case No.: 41905. Site: Riverside Avenue 

Site. SDG: MB00R0. Undated. 4 pages.

25. Reference number reserved

26. EPA Region 2. Inorganic Data Review Narrative. Case No.: 41905. Site: Riverside Avenue 

Site. SDG: MB00T7. Undated. 3 pages.

27. EPA. Pollution Reports (POLREP) for Riverside Avenue. November 13, 2009, through 

February 28, 2012. 33 pages. (On-line address: 

http://www.epaosc.org/site/sitrep_list.aspx?site_id=5606). 

28. EPA Region 2. Functional Guidelines for Evaluating Organic Analysis. Case No.: 41905. Site: 

Riverside Avenue Site. SDG: B00RA. B00T7. Analysis: Volatile Organic Analysis (VOA). 

January 17, 2012. 11 pages.
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29. EPA Region 2. Functional Guidelines for Evaluating Organic Analysis. Case No.: 41905. Site: 

Riverside Avenue Site. SDG: B00R0. Analysis: VOA. January 17, 2012. 8 pages.

30. EPA Region 2. Functional Guidelines for Evaluating Organic Analysis. Case No.: 41905. Site: 

Riverside Avenue Site. SDG: B00R6. B00P4. Analysis: VOA. January 11, 2012. 12 pages.

31. Tetra Tech. Sampling and Analysis Plan for the Riverside Avenue Site, Newark, Essex County, 

New Jersey. EPA Contract No. EP-S7-06-01. May 31, 2011. 228 pages. 

32. Tetra Tech. Final Sampling Trip Report, Riverside Avenue Site, Newark, New Jersey. 

December 21, 2011. 174 pages. 

33. EPA CLP Electronic Deliverable Riverside Avenue. 142118.Y41905.EPW11030.B00R0. 

Undated. 62 pages. 

34. EPA CLP Electronic Deliverable Riverside Avenue. Y41905.EPW09040.MB00R0. Undated. 

11 pages. 

35. EPA CLP Electronic Deliverable Riverside Avenue. Y41905.EPW09040.MB00T7. Undated. 

15 pages. 

36. EPA CLP Electronic Deliverable Riverside Avenue. Y41905.EPW11030.B00R6. Undated. 27 

pages. 

37. EPA CLP Electronic Deliverable Riverside Avenue. Y41905.EPW11030.B00R1. Undated. 65 

pages. 

38. Lockheed Martin. Memorandum Regarding Trip Report 29 Riverside Site. From Martin Ebel, 

SERAS Task Leader. To Don Bussey, EPA/ERT Work Assignment Manager. November 9, 

2010. 140 pages.

39. EPA CLP Electronic Deliverable Riverside Avenue. Y41905.EPW11030.B00T7. Undated. 48 

pages. 

40. Tetra Tech. Teleconference Summary. Sample Quantitation Limits. Prepared by Alicia Shultz, 

HRS Specialist. February 10, 2011. 2 pages. 

41. EPA Region 2. Inorganic Data Review Narrative. Case No.: 41905. Site: Riverside Avenue 

Site. SDG: MB00R0. Undated. 4 pages.

42. EPA CLP Region 2. Sample Summary Report. Case No.: 41905. Contract: EPW09040. Lab 

Code: SENTIN. SDG: MB00R0. January 9, 2012. 49 pages. 

43. Whitman. 29-75 Riverside Avenue. Figures and Analytical Data for Lots 62, 66, and 67. 

Figures dated March 2011 and June 2011. Analytical Data from 2008, 2009, and 2011. 23 pages. 
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44. EPA Region 2. Functional Guidelines for Evaluating Organic Analysis. Case No.: 41905. Site: 

Riverside Avenue Site. SDG: B00R6, B00P4. Analysis: VOA. January 11, 2012. 12 pages.

45. Reference number reserved

46. EPA CLP Region 2. Sample Summary Report. Case No.: 41905. Contract: EPW11030. Lab 

Code: CHEM. SDG: B00T7. January 18, 2012. 116 pages.

47. EPA CLP Region 2. Sample Summary Report. Case No.: 41905. Contract: EPW11030. Lab 

Code: CHEM. SDG: B00R6. January 17, 2012. 61 pages.

48. EPA CLP Region 2. Sample Summary Report. Case No.: 41905. Contract: EPW11030. Lab 

Code: CHEM. SDG: B00R0. January 17, 2012. 88 pages.

49. EPA CLP Region 2. Sample Summary Report. Case No.: 41905. Contract: EPW11030. Lab 

Code: CHEM. SDG: B00R1. January 17, 2012. 160 pages.

50. EPA Region 2. Inorganic Data Review Narrative. Case No.: 41905. Site: Riverside Avenue 

Site. SDG: MB00P4. Undated. 4 pages.

51. EPA Region 2. Inorganic Data Review Narrative. Case No.: 41905. Site: Riverside Avenue 

Site. SDG: MB00T7. Undated. 3 pages.

52. EPA Region 2. Functional Guidelines for Evaluating Organic Analysis. Case No.: 41905. Site: 

Riverside Avenue Site. SDG: B00P4. Analysis: BNA. January 11, 2012. 5 pages.

53. EPA Region 2. Functional Guidelines for Evaluating Organic Analysis. Case No.: 41905. Site: 

Riverside Avenue Site. SDG: B00P4. Analysis: PCB. January 11, 2012. 4 pages.

54. EPA Region 2. Functional Guidelines for Evaluating Organic Analysis. Case No.: 41905. Site: 

Riverside Avenue Site. SDG: B00R0. Analysis: VOA. January 17, 2012. 8 pages.

55. EPA Region 2. Functional Guidelines for Evaluating Organic Analysis. Case No.: 41905. Site: 

Riverside Avenue Site. SDG: B00R1, B00T7. Analysis: BNA. January 17, 2012. 9 pages.

56. EPA Region 2. Functional Guidelines for Evaluating Organic Analysis. Case No.: 41905. Site: 

Riverside Avenue Site. SDG: B00R1, B00T7. Analysis: PCB. January 17, 2012. 7 pages.

57. EPA Region 2. Functional Guidelines for Evaluating Organic Analysis. Case No.: 41905. Site: 

Riverside Avenue Site. SDG: B00R1, B00T7. Analysis: VOA. January 17, 2012. 11 pages.

58. Reference number reserved 
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REFERENCES (Continued)

59. Tetra Tech. Quality Assurance Project Plan for the Riverside Avenue Site, Newark, New Jersey. 

January 24, 2011. 82 pages. 

60. Reference number reserved 

61. Sanborn Maps. 1909, 1931, 1950. 9 pages. 

62. Reference number reserved

63. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons. 1 page. 

Accessed On March 12, 2012. On-line address: 

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/toxsubstance.asp?toxid=75

64. Tetra Tech. Revised Draft Trip Report, Riverside Avenue Site, Newark, New Jersey. EPA 

Contract No. EP-S7-06-01. September 3, 2010. 145 pages. 

65. NJDEP. 2012. Fish Consumption Advisories – Statewide Estuarine & Marine Waters. Accessed 

on the internet at www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/fishadvisories/statewide.htm on July 18, 2012. 3 pages. 

66. U.S. Geologic Society (USGS). USGS 01389890 Passaic River Flow Rate Data. Accessed on 

the internet at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?01389890 on May 23, 2012. 3 pages. 

67. EPA. 2011. Chains of Custody (COC) for Case No. 41905. November and December 2011. 12 

pages. 

68. NJDEP. 2012. Electronic mail: Information on Fish/Crab Consumption. July 11. 2 pages. 

69. Science of the Total Environment. 2011. “Consumption patterns and risk assessment of crab 

consumers from the Newark Bay Complex, New Jersey, USA.” July 5. 9 pages. 

70. Tetra Tech. 2012. Riverside Avenue Site: Probable Points of Entry. July 18. 1 page.

71. NJDEP. 1987. Division of Waste Management Inspection Report at Frey Industries Inc. 

(Formerly Jobar Packaging). April 2. 11 pages.

72. Tetra Tech. 2012. Riverside Avenue Site: Flooding Documentation. July 19. 1 page.

73. Tetra Tech. 2012. Source 2: Area of Soil Contamination Measurement. July 19. 1 page. 

74. Tetra Tech. 2012. Surface Water Migration Pathway Target Distance with Tidal Influence. July 

23. 1 page. 

75. Reference number reserved 

76. EPA. 2012. Electronic mail from Jan Hagiwara, EPA, to Kumud Pyakuryal, Tetra Tech: Three 

published articles documenting fish consumption on the lower Passaic River. July 9. 11 pages.

77. EPA. 2012. Electronic mail from Jan Hagiwara, EPA, to Kumud Pyakuryal, Tetra Tech. Fish 

Consumption Surveys. July 12. 19 pages. 
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78. New York City Department of Environmental Protection. 2011. Harbor-Wide Water Quality 

Monitoring Report for the New York – New Jersey Harbor Estuary. On-line address: 

http://www.harborestuary.org/reports/HarborWideSurveyReport-2011.pdf. Accessed in July 

2012. 52 pages.

79. New York – New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program. 2009. Comprehensive Conservation and 

Management Plan Actions: Habitat. On-line address: 

http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/harbor/crp/pdf/vol1.pdf. Accessed in July 2012. 16 pages.

80. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 2009. Hudson-Raritan Estuary Comprehensive 

Restoration Plan (Draft). On-line address: 

http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/harbor/crp/pdf/vol1.pdf. Accessed in July 2012. 169 pages. 

81. USACE. 2007. Target Ecosystem Characteristics for the Hudson Raritan Estuary: Technical 

Guidance for Developing a Comprehensive Ecosystem Restoration Plan. On-line address: 

http://www.harborestuary.org/reports/TECReport07.pdf. Accessed in July 2012. 112 pages.

82. New York – New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program. Date Unknown. Fact Sheet. On-line address: 

http://www.harborestuary.org/pdf/hep_what_is.pdf. Accessed in July 2012. 4 pages.

83. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1996. Regionally Significant Habitats and Habitat Complexes of 

the New York Bight Watershed: New York – New Jersey Harbor/Urban Core Overview. 48 

pages.

84. EPA. 2012 Record of Phone Conversation. From Jan Hagiwara, Site Assessment Manager, 

EPA, to Eric Daly, On-Scene Coordinator, EPA. July 20, 2012. (Attachment: Diagram and 

photographs of water flow at 29 Riverside Avenue). 6 pages.

85. NJDEP. 2012. Water Monitoring and Standards: Surface Water Quality Standards. Accessed on 

the internet at http://www.nj.gov/dep/wms/bwqsa/swqs.htm. Accessed in July 2012. 4 pages.

86. EPA. 2012. Memo to File: Presence of break walls at river boundary of site, 29 Riverside 

Avenue, Newark, New Jersey. July 25. 1 page. 
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INTRODUCTION

As presented in the HRS documentation record, the site encompasses a release of hazardous substances

from tanks, located on a former paint and varnish manufacturing facility property and other industrial 

operations at Riverside Industrial Park, to the adjacent Passaic River and contaminated soils throughout 

the property. These releases are associated with present and past site activities. The EPA’s

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) 

database identifies 29 Riverside Avenue as the physical address associated with the site (Ref. 20; Ref. 

22). The site inspection (SI) report locates the property as being located at 1700-1712 McCarter 

Highway, Block 64, Lots 63 and 64, as shown on Plate 1, page 17 of Reference 7 (Ref. 7, pp. 4, 17). An 

assessment of the Site addresses listed in CERCLIS and the SI indicated that both information sources 

refer to the same property (Ref. 7, p. 51; Ref. 22). 

The property was formerly used for paint and varnish manufacturing; it is currently partially vacant, but

includes two multi-story concrete buildings identified as Buildings 7 and 12 (Ref. 7, pp. 6, 52). A layout 

of the property is shown on Plate 2 in Reference 7, page. 18. The tanks that released to the Passaic River 

are located in Building 12 (Ref. 11, pp. 1, 3; Ref. 13; Ref. 15; Ref. 16; Ref. 18). Tanks in the basement of 

Building 12 were connected to a hose that was connected to the sewer system eventually releasing to the 

Passaic River (Ref. 15, p.1). 

On October 29, 2009, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) responded to a

reported oil spill (while called oil, it does not refer to petroleum products only) into the Passaic River 

from Riverside Industrial Park. Contents were released from tanks located in the basement of a building 

on the property into the river via underground pipes—the source of the spill was traced back to two tanks 

in the basement of Building 12 at the abandoned paint manufacturing facility then owned by the City of 

Newark through tax foreclosure (Ref. 11, pp. 1, 3; Ref. 14, pp. 2, 3; Ref. 16; Ref. 18). Black viscous 

material was observed in the Passaic River by the embankment at 29 Riverside Avenue, extending

approximately 0.25 mile upstream and downstream from that location. A sample of the black viscous 

material was collected from the river and screened using the Haz-Cat Chemical Identification System

during the response; it tested positive for chlorinated solvents (Ref. 14, pp. 2, 3). The source of the spill 

was identified at low tide when a pipe containing the spill was exposed (Ref. 14, p. 8). The pipe was 

sealed, stopping the release (Ref. 14, pp. 14, 15, 16). After the release was stopped, oil continued to leach 

into the river from ground water and along the perimeter of the pipe (Ref. 14, p. 15). The pipe that 

discharged into the Passaic River was traced to a catch basin. When the cover of the catch basin was 

removed, the oily substance in the discharge was observed in the basin; a pipe exiting Building 12 was 

observed to discharge into the basin. The discharge from the Building 12 pipe resembled the discharge 

observed into the Passaic River. The pipe was traced to two connected tanks in the basement of Building 

12 (Ref. 11, pp. 1, 3). 

After conducting investigations of the discharge point at Riverside Industrial Park, EPA initiated an 

emergency removal action to secure and remove the oil from the source of discharge. On November 11, 

2009, the EPA Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor mobilized to Riverside 

Industrial Park to conduct removal activities. ERRS contractors plugged the sewer lines and secured the 

tanks that had been the source of the immediate release in order to prevent further discharge into the 

Passaic River. The tanks were directly connected to a sewer line in the basement of Building 12. Access 

to the basement was limited because the stairway to the area was determined possibly structurally 

unsound. The connection to the sewer line was made via a hose specifically sized and adapted for the

purpose of discharging to the sewer, and the tank valves were opened. Based on the field investigation

during removal activities, contents of the two basement tanks appeared to have been intentionally set up 

to discharge into the sewer; when the valve was closed, the release to the Passaic River ceased (Ref. 11, 

pp. 1, 3; Ref. 13; Ref. 15; Ref. 16; Ref. 18). 
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Based on the available information, the contamination from the source was visually documented entering 

the river; therefore, the discharge to the Passaic River is documented as an observed release by direct 

observation (Ref. 1, Sections 2.3 and 4.1.2.1.1). The discharge is evaluated as Source 1 in this HRS 

documentation record. Analysis of a sample of the tank contents revealed the presence of barium, 

mercury, and dimethylphenol (Ref. 12, p. 3). The portion of the Passaic River where the observed release 

is documented is a migratory pathway and feeding area for anadromous fish species, and is part of the 

New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary (Ref. 8, pp. 2; 9, pp. 1-2). An EPA representative familiar with 

the lower Passaic fishery located along the former paint and varnish manufacturing facility at Riverside 

Industrial Park stated that this fishery has been closed since the 1980s due to dioxin and PCB 

contamination. Specifically, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) issued an 

emergency rule on December 15, 1982 due to PCBs (Ref. 5; Ref. 19, p. 1). However, a comprehensive 

2001 study was published with the objective of collecting information on area anglers and consumption 

patterns to support calculation of ingestion rates and risks documented the innate nature of the Passaic 

River, including the river segment in the immediate vicinity of the Riverside Industrial Park site, as a 

fishery for human consumption (Ref. 5; Ref. 10, pp. 9, 11, 33, 38, 44, 55-57). The NJDEP 2012 Fish 

Consumption Advisory for Tidal Passaic River recommends public to not consume fish or crab caught 

here (Ref. 65, pp. 1-2). Other publications and sources continue to indicate that the segment of the 

Passaic River adjacent to the site is used as a fishery for consumption purposes (Ref. 68, pp. 1-2; Ref. 69, 

pp. 1-2, 4; Ref. 76, pp. 3-11). 

A second source, contaminated soil, was identified on the abandoned paint and varnish manufacturing 

facility location during a December 2011 investigation by the EPA Region 7 Superfund Technical 

Assistance and Response Team (START) (Ref. 32, pp. 1, 3, 7). The investigation included collection of 

surface and subsurface soil and ground water samples from 15 sampling locations, including three 

background sampling locations (Ref. 32, pp. 3, 7, 10, 11). The contamination includes metals, semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC), volatile organic compounds (VOC), and polychlorinated biphenyls 

(PCB) (Ref 32. P. 17). Section 2.4 of this HRS documentation record for Source 2 provides 

documentation of the hazardous substances and concentrations detected in the soil samples.

Site History

The initial investigative actions at the site were in response to a reported spill associated with Source 1 

and the focus remained in addressing its release to the Passaic River. However, the Riverside Industrial 

Park entails a wider area of known soil contamination associated with Source 2; an estimated area of 

observed contamination is 130,172 square feet (Ref. 32, pp. 17, 23-31). 

Most of the historic information pertained to two parcels (614-61 and 62), specifically collected by the 

City of Newark, New Jersey (Ref. 6; 7). The City obtained the property in 1993 through foreclosure from 

Industrial Development Association and Industrial Development Corporation. The property includes a 

three-story building known as Building No. 7, a five-story building known as Building No. 12, and a 

former concrete building foundation located adjacent to Building No. 7. The property is bordered to the 

north by Chemical Compounds, Inc., and a vacant lot owned by the City of Newark; to the east by the 

Passaic River; to the south by Chemical Compounds, Inc., and a vacant lot; and to the west by railroad 

tracks (Ref. 6, p. 21). Prior to 1993, the property was owned by Frey Industries, part of an industrial 

complex; Central Chemical also reportedly had operated on the Site at some earlier time (Ref. 6, p. 23). 

Based on fire insurance maps, prior to 1909 a water line that may have been covered by the Passaic River

existed at the site. The 1909 fire insurance map indicates the property may have been part of the Patton 

Paint Co., a manufacturer of paints and varnish until at least 1931. However, no buildings were present 

on the property. One 385-gallon underground storage tank (UST) used for naphtha was located in a
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parking area, near the eastern border of Building No. 12. Six iron tanks—four 9,500-gallon and two 

56,000-gallon—used for storage of turpentine and substitutes and linseed oils, are shown on the 1909 fire 

insurance map at the location of Building No. 12 (Ref. 6, pp. 22, 46).

The 1931 fire insurance map depicts Building No. 12 and identifies it as a warehouse. The six iron tanks 

and naphtha USTs are no longer shown on this map. The property appears to have been part of the 

Pittsburg Plate Glass Co., Paint and Varnish Division until 1973. On the 1973 fire insurance map, factory 

buildings to the north have been expanded and border the northwest portion of Building No. 12. Two 

naphtha tanks, assumed to be above ground storage tanks (AST), are still present near the southern 

border, between Building No. 12 and Building No. 7. Building No. 8 appears to be located at the current 

location of Building No. 7 (Ref. 6, pp. 22, 43-45).

The 1950 fire insurance map shows that the property as still part of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., Paint 

and Varnish Division. Building No. 8 is no longer present on this map, and what appears to be the current 

Building No. 7 has been constructed and is identified as a factory building. Building No. 12 is identified 

as a warehouse, and the two naphtha tanks are no longer depicted on the property, but are shown on the 

adjacent property to the south. The ASTs and USTs still appear in the parking area (Ref. 6, pp. 22, 44).

The 1973 fire insurance map indicates the property as part of Universal International Industries. USTs 

and ASTs are shown (Ref. 6, pp. 22, 43). The 1989 fire insurance map is similar to the 1973; however, 

Building No. 12 is identified as a warehouse, and Building No. 7 is identified as a factory building (Ref. 

6, pp. 23, 42, 43). The 2003 fire insurance map identifies the property as part of the Universal 

International Industries (Ref. 6, pp. 23, 40).

During a site visit in March 2009, ASTs identified on the fire insurance maps were not observed, and no 

evidence of USTs in the parking areas was found (Ref. 6, pp. 23, 40). However, ASTs were observed 

during the site reconnaissance in 2009 on the first and third floors of Building No. 7. Moreover, 

according the fire insurance maps in Reference 6, up to 11 USTs are possibly present on the property, 

based on the fire insurance maps (Ref. 6, p. 72). Several areas containing aboveground piping runs were 

observed at three or more locations on the first floor of Building No. 7 (Ref, 6, pp. 72, 73). The remains 

of a concrete pad, measuring approximately 120 feet long by 3 feet wide, were observed along the 

southern side of Building No. 12. One rusted cylinder was observed in this area. Several empty drums 

were observed on the first floor of Building No. 12. Several 55-gallon drums were observed on the first 

floor of Building No. 7. Contents of drums were not identified (Ref. 6, p. 73). Two steel grates that 

covered suspected catch basins were observed inside the southern side of Building No. 7. A trench was 

observed on the first floor of Building No. 7, approximately 35 feet in length and 4 feet wide (Ref. 6, p. 

73). An open pipe was observed on the southern side of Building No. 12. Use and origin of the pipe are

unknown (Ref. 6, p. 74). Three pad-mounted transformers were observed within a fenced area near the 

northeastern corner of Building No. 7. Staining was observed on the grassy area around one of the 

transformers (Ref. 6, p. 74). Freight elevators were observed in Buildings No. 12 and No. 7. The 

elevators possibly have hydraulic tanks (Ref. 6, p. 75). 

According to an Environmental Data Resources (EDR) report, Jobar Packaging, Inc. occupied Building 

No. 7 for an unspecified period of time. On September 22, 1988, a spill of approximately 20 pounds of 

terephthaloyl chloride was reported in Building No. 7. No additional information was provided for this 

spill. The EDR report identified Building No. 12 as Frey Industries, Inc. Building No. 12 is listed as a 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (RCRA-TSDF), with 

a small quantity generator (SQG) designation. On November 8, 1990, 50 pounds of plastic were spilled 

at Building No. 12 due to poor housekeeping. No additional information is available (Ref. 6, pp. 76-86). 

Based on the site history, the tanks associated with Source 1 that released to the Passaic River and the 
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area of contaminated soil (Source 2) remain from various industrial operations that occurred or are 

occurring at the former paint and varnish manufacturing facility property. 

Riverside Industrial Park Investigations

The EPA removal program conducted removal activities at Riverside Industrial Park at various times 

from November 13, 2009 through February 28, 2012. The removal actions did not include removal of 

contaminated soil in Source 2 (Ref. 27). Removal actions included (1) removal of liquids from the 

basement of buildings; (2) investigations of 10 abandoned 12,000- to 15,000-gallon USTs containing 

hazardous wastes, approximately 100 3,000- to 10,000-gallon ASTs, and two tanks containing oily wastes 

in the basement of one of the buildings; (3) soil sampling in the area of USTs; and (4) waste sampling 

inside the buildings (Ref. 27, pp. 19, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32). 

EPA Region 2 requested the EPA – Environmental Response Team (ERT) to conduct a subsurface 

investigation of a portion at the former paint and varnish manufacturing property in Newark, New Jersey. 

On May 26 and 27, 2010, ERT collected 24 subsurface soil samples from 12 soil borings (B1 through

B12), and collected samples from both above and below the water table (Ref. 38, pp. 1, 2, 6). Twelve 

ground water samples were collected from the soil borings on May 28, 2010 (Ref. 38, pp. 2, 6). The soil

and ground water samples were analyzed for VOCs, SVOCs, and all parameters on the EPA Target 

Analyte List (TAL). Fill material was encountered at all boring locations. The fill ranges in thickness 

from 8 to 11.5 feet below land surface (bls), and contains ash and cinder with construction debris such as 

brick (Ref. 38, p. 2, 3)

All 24 subsurface soil samples collected during the May 2010 ERT investigation contained SVOCs. 

Some of the prevalent SVOCs in the subsurface soil samples included benzo(a)anthracene (up to 4.9 

micrograms per kilogram [mg/kg]), benzo(k)fluoranthene (up to 4.5 mg/kg), benzo(a)pyrene (up to 4.1 

mg/kg), and indeno (1,2,3-cd)pyrene (up to 1.9 mg/kg) (Ref. 38, pp. 3, 7, 33 to 57). Lead was detected in 

19 of the subsurface soil samples up to a concentration of 4,700 mg/kg (Ref. 38, pp. 9, 10, 69 to 92). 

Concentrations of lead were detected in nine of the ground water samples, with a maximum concentration 

of 16 micrograms per liter (μg/L) (Ref. 38, pp. 3, 10, 127 to 140). 

START Region 7 conducted a site removal assessment at Riverside Industrial Park in June 2010 and 

completed the following tasks during this removal assessment:

 Inventoried and collected liquid and/or residual solid samples from tanks located on the second 

and third floors of Building 7 

 Collected aqueous and sediment samples from the basements of Buildings 7 and 12 where pooled 

water had accumulated 

 Inventoried and sampled drums and containers located on site 

 Collected samples of the red- and blue-colored dry pigment materials located on the floor of 

Building 12

 Collected samples of the tar/resin-like materials leaching from the west bank of the Passaic River 

and observed along the base of the north wall of Building 7 (Ref. 64, pp. 1, 11, 34).

The samples were analyzed under the Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) for target compound list (TCL) 

and Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) VOCs, SVOCs, pesticides, and PCBs; and TAL 

and TCLP metals and cyanide (Ref. 64, p. 11). The sub-basement sediment samples contained VOCs 

including acetone up to 11,000 micrograms per kilogram (μg/kg); chloroform up to 110,000 μg/kg; 
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1,3-dichlorobenzene up to 290,000 μg/kg; methylene chloride up to 220,000 μg/kg; 1,1,1-trichloroethane 

up to 1,100,000 μg/kg; and SVOC 2-methylphenol up to 4,700,000 μg/kg (Ref. 64, pp. 39, 42). The tank 

wastes contained acetone up to 1,100 μg/kg, methylene chloride up to 560 μg/kg, and xylene up to 

630 μg/kg (Ref. 64, p. 35). Resin from the pipes contained ethylbenzene up to 150,000 μg/kg, and m,pxylenes up to 65,000 μg/kg (Ref. 64, p. 35). Samples were collected from pigments in containers and on 

the floor. The pigments contained acetone up to 710 μg/kg, methylene chloride up to 300 μg/kg, and lead 

up to 143 mg/kg (Ref. 64, p. 44). Appendix D of Reference 63 provides sample data summaries for the 

samples cited above. 

From 2008 to 2011, Witman conducted a soil and ground water investigation at lots 62, 66, and 67 of 

Riverside Industrial Park (Ref. 43, pp. 1-23. Analytical data from the investigations show presence of 

SVOCs and arsenic (up to 19.6 μg/L) and lead (up to 712 μg/L) in ground water (Ref. 43, pp. 3, 6). The 

soil samples contained SVOCs (Ref. 43, pp. 8, 16); arsenic, mercury, and lead (Ref. 43, pp. 10, 21); and 

PCBs (Ref. 43, p. 11). 
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2.2 SOURCE CHARACTERIZATION

2.2.1 SOURCE IDENTIFICATION

Name of source: Spill (from tanks located in the basement of Building 12) Number of source: 1

Source Type: Other

Description and Location of Source (with reference to a map of the site):

On October 29, 2009, the oily content of tanks associated with Source 1 in the basement of Building 12 

located at 29 Riverside Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, released into the Passaic River through a 

connection to a storm sewer. The tanks were connected to the storm sewer by a hose. The valve from the 

tanks was opened, which caused a release of the contents of the tanks through the hose into the storm 

sewer and eventually the Passaic River. The probable point of entry (PPE 2) associated with Source 1 is

identified in Reference 5; a hose from the tanks in Building 12 is connected to a sewer system which 

discharged into the Passaic River at PPE 2 (Ref. 5; Ref. 11, pp. 1, 3; Ref. 15, p. 1; Ref. 16, p. 1). The 

origin of the oil containing hazardous substances in the tanks associated with Source 1 is unknown; 

however, based on the site history presented in the Introduction Section of this HRS documentation 

record, the oil (while called oil, it does not refer to petroleum products only) remained from one or more

of the various industrial operations conducted on the property. 

2.2.2 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOURCE

On November 11, 2009, EPA collected a sample from one of the tanks that released into the Passaic River

(Ref. 11; Ref. 12; Ref. 16). The analytical results from the tank sample detected the hazardous substances 

summarized in Table-1 below. The sample included in Table-1 is representative of the contents in both 

tanks at the site, because the tanks are interconnected by a pipe as photo documented in Reference 13. 

Although additional compounds (Ref. 12) were identified in the analytical results, those contaminants 

with highest waste characteristics factor values (see sections 4.1.3.2.1 – Table SW-2 and 4.1.4.2.1 – Table 

SW-4 of this HRS documentation record) were included in Table-1. As noted on the sample results 

sheets from the analytical laboratory, the semi-volatiles were analyzed by EPA method 8270; EPA 

methods 200.7 and 200.8 were used for metals’ analysis (Ref. 12, pp. 3-9).
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TABLE-1

TANK SAMPLE (Sample ID: Tank 1)

Analysis Result (mg/L)

Reporting Limit 

(mg/L) Reference

ICP Metals

Barium 0.59 0.30 12, p. 3

Chromium 0.68 0.050 12, p. 3

Lead 0.014 0.010 12, p. 3

Manganese 3.3 0.020 12, p. 3

Total Mercury 

Mercury 0.012 0.004 12, p. 3

TCL-Semivolatile Organic Compounds

2,4-Dimethylphenol 16 5 12, p. 4

Notes: 

ICP = Inductively coupled plasma

mg/L = Milligrams per liter

TCL = Target compound list

List of Pollutants and Hazardous Substances Associated with Source

Barium

Chromium

2,4-Dimethylphenol

Lead

Manganese

Mercury
Containment

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2.2.3 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AVAILABLE TO A PATHWAY

Release via overland migration and/or flood: A release of hazardous substances to the Passaic River 

(Source 1) is documented; therefore, the containment factor for the surface water migration pathway is 

assigned a value of 10 (Ref. 1, Table 4-2).
Source Hazardous Waste Quantity Value

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2.4.1 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 

2.4.2.1 Hazardous Waste Quantity

2.4.2.1.1 Hazardous Constituent Quantity

The information available is not sufficient to adequately support evaluation of the hazardous constituent 

quantity (HWQ) for Source 1. The volume of the spill is not known with confidence.

2.4.2.1.2. Hazardous Wastestream Quantity

The source is a release (spill) to the Passaic River. Although some information regarding the source 

hazardous waste quantity is available, such as an estimated gallons of oil spilled during the emergency 

spill response in November 2009 (Ref. 14, p. 2), the actual quantity of the release is not adequately 

documented. Therefore, the hazardous wastestream quantity associated with Source 1 is undetermined 

but greater than 0, and is assigned a HWQ value of > 0 (Ref. 1, Table 2-5). 

TABLE-2

HAZARDOUS WASTESTREAM QUANTITY

SOURCE 1

Hazardous Wastestream Wastestream Quantity (pounds) References

Tank contents (see Table 1) Not quantified 11, pp. 1, 3; 12; 14

Sum (pounds): > 0

Sum of Wastestream Quantity/5,000 (Ref. 1, Table 2-5): > 0

Hazardous Wastestream Quantity Assigned Value: > 0

2.4.2.1.3 Volume

The volume of Source 1 is greater than 0, but the information available is not sufficient to adequately 

support evaluation of the volume of Source No. 1. 

Volume of Source (cubic yards): > 0

Volume Assigned Value: > 0

2.4.2.1.4 Area

The area of Source 1 is greater than 0, but the information available is not sufficient to fully quantify the 

area of contamination. 

Area of Source (square feet): > 0

Area Assigned Value: > 0

2.4.2.1.5 Source Hazardous Waste Quantity Value

The source hazardous waste quantity value is greater than 0. 

Highest assigned value assigned from Ref. 1, Table 2-5: > 0
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2.2 SOURCE CHARACTERIZATION

2.2.1 SOURCE IDENTIFICATION

Number of source: 2

Name of source: Contaminated Soils

Source Type: Soil

Description and Location of Source (with reference to a map of the site): Source 2 includes an area of 

contaminated surface and subsurface soil possibly resulting from the manufacture of paints and varnishes, and 

other industrial operations between 1909 and 1993 (Ref. 7, pp. 6, 11, 15-16). Among others, a facility 

inspection conducted by NJDEP in 1987 documented poor waste management practices that may have 

contributed to the soil contamination at the site (Ref. 71, pp. 3-11). The area of contaminated soil was identified 

during a sampling investigation by EPA between November 29 and December 2, 2011. The investigation 

included collection of surface and subsurface soil samples at 15 sampling locations, including three background

sampling locations along Riverside Avenue. A surface and subsurface soil sample was collected at each 

sampling location (Ref. 32, pp. 3, 7, 10). Fill material was used to create land adjacent to the Passaic River and 

was encountered at all boring locations (Ref. 7, pp. 7, 63; 32, pp. 5, 13, 17). 

Regionally, the site is underlain by sandstone strata of Lower Jurassic to Upper Triassic Period Passaic 

Formation (Ref. 7, p. 6). It is located in a historic fill area; site specific soil profile typically includes fill 

material from ground surface to depths of approximately 8 to 10 feet below ground surface (bgs) (Ref 7, pp. 7, 

63; 32 pp. 5, 13, 17). Materials below the fill include sands, silts, and gravels typical of natural deposits 

associated with the neighboring Passaic River (Ref. 7, p. 7). The fill contained ash, cinder with construction 

debris such as brick, and gravel (Ref. 32, p. 13 and Appendix E, p. 105-120). As documented in Tables-5

through Table-18 and Figure 4 of the HRS documentation record, at each sampling location are elevated 

concentrations of hazardous substances. 

The surface and subsurface soil samples were collected from locations where previous industrial site operations 

had occurred and contamination may have been present ̧ as shown on Figures 4 and 5 in Appendix A of 

Reference 31 (Ref. 31, pp. 17, 34-35) and Figures 3 and 4 of this HRS documentation record. The property was 

used for manufacturing of paints, varnish, and glass (Ref. 6, pp. 22, 45, 46) and possibly for other activities. 

Figure 3 of this HRS documentation record shows manufacturing areas and areas where hazardous materials 

may have been stored. Soil samples were collected near those areas (Ref. 32, p. 24 and Figure 4 of this HRS 

documentation record). Approximately 21 tanks were located at Riverside Industrial Park. The tanks contained 

naphtha, turpentine, linseed oil, oil, and unknown liquids (Ref. 32, pp. 4-5; Ref. 61). Figure 3 of this HRS 

documentation record shows the locations of ASTs, USTs, and buildings formerly located on Riverside 

Industrial Park (Ref. 31, p. 6; Ref. 7, pp. 51 to 53, 61, 62; Ref. 61). As evidenced by the concentrations of 

hazardous substances detected in the soil samples collected from Riverside Industrial Park, the former industrial 

operations on the property released hazardous substances to the soil (see Tables-3 through Table-18 of the HRS 

documentation record). 

As shown in Figure 4 of this documentation record, the sampling locations summarized in Source 2 tables are 

located within the historic fill area adjacent to the Passaic River (Ref. 32, pp. 34-36). According to eye 

witnesses, the parcels associated with the Riverside Industrial Park (including areas associated with Source 2), 

were inundated with water in 2011 (Ref. 72, p. 1, Ref. 84, pp. 1-6). Soil materials associated with Source 2 that 

contains one or more hazardous substances (as discussed in Section 2.2.2 of this HRS documentation record) is 
Source No: 2

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known to have been in contact with surface water through direct deposition. PPE 1 and PPE 3, associated with 

Source 2, are presented in Reference 5. 

2.2.2 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ASSOCIATED WITH SOURCE 2

Between November 29 and December 2, 2011, EPA Region 7 START collected 16 surface soil samples 

(including one duplicate sample). Thirteen of these samples were collected at locations within areas where 

previous industrial operations had occurred and contamination may have been present at Riverside Industrial 

Park, as shown on Figure 4, Sampling Location Map of this HRS documentation record (Ref. 32, pp. 9, 10, 24). 

Three of the sampling locations were outside of any known industrial operation, and thus were selected to 

document background soil concentrations (Ref. 32, p. 10, Figure 3, p. 23, Figure 4, p. 24). Table 2, page 34, of 

Reference 32, provides descriptions of the samples. As documented in Tables-5 through Table-18 and Figure 4 

of the HRS documentation record, at each sampling location were significantly elevated concentrations of 

hazardous substances (Ref. 1, Table 2-3).

Surface soil samples were collected in accordance with standard operating procedures described in Reference 

31. The soil sample was collected directly into discrete volumetric samplers for VOC analysis. Additional 

sample volume was collected and homogenized, and then transferred into certified-clean bottleware for analyses 

for SVOCs, pesticides, PCBs, metals, cyanide, and moisture content. All surface soil samples were screened 

with a flame ionization detector (FID) and/or photoionization detector (PID) to evaluate the presence of VOCs 

(Ref. 31, pp. 17 through 20 and Appendix C, pp. 43, 53). Table 2, page 34, of Reference 32 describes the 

surface soil samples. 

The subsurface soil samples were screened with a PID, and any apparent indications of contamination (visual or 

olfactory) were documented in the boring log along with the PID responses. Samples were collected from 

recovered soil with an elevated PID response, apparent contamination, or at 11 feet bls (Ref. 31, pp. 17, 18). 

Table 3 in Reference 32, page 35 provides sample descriptions and sample depths for subsurface soil samples. 

The descriptions are also provided in the soil boring logs in Appendix E of Reference 32 (Ref. 32, pp. 10, 11; 

and Appendix E, pp. 105-120). The sample depths can be verified by comparing the sample depths recorded in 

Table 3 of Reference 32 to the soil boring logs and the PID readings. 

PID readings were recorded at the following sampling locations: SB-04 at 8 feet bls at 10 parts per million 

(ppm); SB-05 at 10 feet bls at 500 ppm; SB-11 at 8 feet bls at 37 ppm; and SB-13 in each interval, with the 

highest at 4-5 feet bls at 180 ppm (Ref. 32, pp. 10, 102, 103, 104 109, 110, 117, 118). The subsurface soil 

samples were collected in accordance with standard operating procedures described in Reference 31, Appendix 

C and pages 10 and 11. Disposable acetate sleeves and disposable sampling equipment were used to minimize 

cross-contamination (Ref. 32, pp. 10, 11). 

Subsurface soil samples were collected directly into discrete volumetric samplers from the acetate sleeve for 

analysis for VOCs. Additional sample volume from the acetate sleeve was collected and homogenized, and then 

transferred into certified-clean bottleware for analyses for SVOCs, pesticides, PCBs, metals, cyanide, and 

moisture (Ref. 32, p. 11). 

A photographic documentation log of the investigation is provided in Appendix C, pages 70 through 79 of 

Reference 32. Copies of the logbook notes are provided in Appendix D, pages 80 through 104 of Reference 32. 

Logbook notes were recorded in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOP) described in Reference 

31, Appendix C. The field soil boring logs are presented in Appendix E page 105, and the chain-of-custody 

records from the sampling event are provided in Appendix F page 121 of Reference 32. Field soil boring logs 
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were used rather than the logbook to record sample descriptions and sample times/dates (Ref. 32, Appendix E, 

pp. 106 to 120). 

The samples were analyzed under the CLP. Analyses occurred for metals, cyanide, and mercury in accordance 

with to the EPA CLP Statement of Work (SOW) No. ISM01.2; and for VOCs, SVOCs, pesticides, and Aroclors 

in accordance with CLP SOW SOM01.2 (Ref. 31, pp. 17, 18, 20). Organic data from sample analyses were 

validated in accordance with the current SOP HW-35/SVOA (Revision 1) August 2007, EPA Region II Data 

Validation SOP for SOW SOM01.2; inorganic data were validated using EPA Region 2 SOP HW-2, Revision 

13, Appendix A.2, September 2005. The reporting detection limits (RDL) and method detection limits (MDL) 

are listed on the CLP electronic deliverable documents in References 33 to 37, and 39. The RDLs on the 

analytical data sheets are the sample-specific and analyte-specific, CLP contract-required quantitation limits 

(CRQL) (Ref. 40). The sampling and analysis plan (SAP) for the 2011 investigation is in Reference 31. The 

QAPP is in Reference 59. The data validation reports for the samples are in References 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 41, 

44, and 50 through 57. 

During the 2011 investigation, three background surface and subsurface soil samples were collected. 

Similarities between the background and source samplings include collections using similar sampling 

procedures (Ref. 31, pp. 17, 18); collections at similar depths as documented in Table-3, Table-4, Table-11, and 

Table-12; collections at locations with similar topography and land use (Ref. 32, pp. 5, 24, 151-159); collections 

at locations of similar soil type (historical fill) (Ref. 7, pp. 7, 63; Ref. 31, p. 226; Ref. 32, pp. 34, 35); and 

analyses via EPA-approved analytical methods (Ref. 31, p. 22). 

Table-3 summarizes the locations and descriptions of the background surface soil samples. Table-4 summarizes 

the locations and descriptions of the surface soil samples collected from Source 2. Table-11 summarizes the 

locations and descriptions of the background subsurface soil samples. Table-12 summarizes the locations and 

descriptions of the subsurface soil samples collected from Source 2. 

The highest concentrations detected in the background samples (SS-05, SS-06, SS-08, SB-05, SB-06, SB-08) 

were used to establish the respective background concentrations of the analytes. Concentrations detected in 

background surface soil samples were compared to source surface soil samples, and concentrations detected in 

background subsurface soil samples were compared to source subsurface soil samples. Tables-4 through Table7 list the concentrations of analytes detected in the background surface soil samples. Tables-8 through Table-10

summarize the analytes and their respective concentrations. Tables-13 through Table-15 list the concentrations 

of analytes detected in the background subsurface soil samples. Tables-16 through Table-18 summarize the 

analytes and the respective concentrations detected in source subsurface soil samples above background (Ref. 1, 

Table 2-3).
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TABLE-3

BACKGROUND SURFACE SOIL

SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONS

Sample 

Identification

Sample 

Date

Sample 

Time

Sample 

Depth 

(inches bls) Sampling Location

Sample 

Description References 

RA-SS-05* 11/30/11 1345 0 to 6

Northwest side of Lot 

614-1, background 

sampling location

dark brown, 

gravelly sand

32, pp. 23, 24, 

34, 102, 110; 

61; 67, p. 2

RA-SS-06 11/30/11 1520 0 to 6

Lot 614-68, southwest 

corner, background 

sampling location

dark gravelly sand 

(brown/black)

32, pp. 23, 24, 

34, 103, 111;

61; 67, p. 2

RA-SS-08 12/01/11 900 0 to 6

Northwest of lot number 

614-69, background 

sampling location

dark brown, black 

ash like fill with 

some gravel

32, pp. 23, 24, 

34, 103, 113; 

61; 67, p. 5

Notes:

* RA-SS-05 is not used to document background concentrations of VOCs because much of the VOC data 

for the sample are not usable (Ref. 48, pp. 52, 53)

bls Below land surface

ft Feet

RA Riverside Avenue

SS Surface soil
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TABLE-4

SOURCE No. 2 – SURFACE SOIL

SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONS

Sample 

Identification

Sample 

Date

Sample 

Time

Sample 

Depth 

(inches 

bls) Sampling Location

Sample 

Description Reference

RA-SS-13 12/01/11 1430 0 to 6 Lot 614-63, adjacent to former 

barrel storage area

brown/black 

sand clay and 

ash like fill

32, pp. 23, 24, 

34, 67, 104, 118, 

129; 61; 67, p. 5

RA-SS-15 12/02/11 1100 0 to 6

Lot 612-61 adjacent to the 

former storehouse and 

shipping department 

light grey ash 

like fill

32, pp. 23, 24, 

34, 104, 120 129; 

61; 67, p. 12

Notes:

bls = Below land surface

RA = Riverside Avenue

SS = Surface soil
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TABLE-5

BACKGROUND SURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample 

ID

Sample 

Name

Hazardous 

Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference

RA-SS-08 B00W4 1,1-Dichloroethene 6.5 U 1.3 6.5 36, p. 12; 32, p. 124; 47, p. 27

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Acetone 13 U 3.6 13 36, p. 12; 32, p. 124; 47, p. 27

RA-SS-08 B00W4

trans-1,2-

Dichloroethene 6.5 U 0.80 6.5 36, p. 12; 32, p. 124; 47, p. 27

RA-SS-08 B00W4 1,1-Dichloroethane 6.5 U 0.90 6.5 36, p. 12; 32, p. 124; 47, p. 27

RA-SS-08 B00W4

cis-1,2-

Dichloroethene 6.5 U 0.70 6.5 36, p. 12; 32, p. 124; 47, p. 27

RA-SS-08 B00W4 2-Butanone 13 U 2.5 13 36, p. 12; 32, p. 124; 47, p. 27

RA-SS-08 B00W4

1,1,1-

Trichloroethane 6.5 U 0.80 6.5 36, p. 12; 32, p. 124; 47, p. 27

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Trichloroethene 6.5 U 1.5 6.5 36, p. 12; 32, p. 124; 47, p. 27

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Chlorobenzene 6.5 U 1.1 6.5 36, p. 12; 32, p. 124; 47, p. 28

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Styrene 6.5 U 1.0 6.5 36, p. 12; 32, p. 124; 47, p. 28

Notes from Table-5: 

μg/kg = Micrograms per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

ID = Identification

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit (equivalent to a sample quantitation limits [Ref. 40])

SS = Surface soil

Data Qualifiers and Data Validation from Table-5:

The data validation report for the analytical data presented in Table-5 is in References 44 and 54.

U = Non-detect (Ref. 44, p. 1; Ref. 54, p. 1)
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TABLE-6

BACKGROUND SURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample 

ID

Sample 

Name

Hazardous 

Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Phenanthrene 800 59 210 37, p. 42; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 137

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Fluoranthene 750 62 210 37, p. 43; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 137

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Pyrene 530 64 210 37, p. 43; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 137

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Benzo(a)anthracene 270 64 210 37, p. 43; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 137

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Chrysene 260 65 210 37, p. 43; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 137

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Bis(2-ethylhexyl) 

phthalate 210 U 69 210 37, p. 43; 32, p. 134; 49, pp. 137, 138

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Phenanthrene 1400 53 190 39, p. 14; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 19

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Anthracene 280 52 190 39, p. 14; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 19

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Fluoranthene 2000 57 190 39, p. 14; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 19

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Pyrene 2700 58 190 39, p. 14; 32, p. 135; 46, pp. 19, 

20

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Benzo(a)anthracene 1300 58 190 39, p. 14; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 19

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Chrysene 1600 59 190 39, p. 14; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 19

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Bis(2-ethylhexyl) 

phthalate 770 62 190 39, p. 14; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 19

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 480 66 190 39, p. 14; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 20

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Benzo(a)pyrene 1100 62 190 39, p. 14; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 20

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Indeno(1,2,3-cd) 

pyrene

750 58 190 39, p. 14; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 20

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Anthracene 190 U 51 190 39, p. 17; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 30

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Benzo(b) 

fluoranthene 190 U 78 190 39, p. 17; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 31

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Benzo(k) 

fluoranthene 190 U 64 190 39, p. 17; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 31

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Indeno(1,2,3-cd) 

pyrene

190 U 56 190 39, p. 17; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 31

Notes:

μg/kg = Micrograms per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

ID = Identification

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SS = Surface soil

U =Non-detect
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TABLE-7

BACKGROUND SURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB) (ACROCLOR) CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID

Sample 

Name

Hazardous 

Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Aroclor-1016 41 U 2.2 36 37, p. 64; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 139

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Aroclor-1221 41 U 6.7 36 37, p. 64; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 139

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Aroclor-1232 41 U 1.1 36 37, p. 64; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 139

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Aroclor-1242 41 U 5.4 36 37, p. 64; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 139

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Aroclor-1248 41 U 2.4 36 37, p. 64; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 139

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Aroclor-1254 41 U 2.7 36 37, p. 64; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 139

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Aroclor-1260 41 U 2.7 36 37, p. 64; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 139

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Aroclor-1262 41 U 12 36 37, p. 64; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 139

RA-SS-05 B00W1 Aroclor-1268 41 U 5.7 36 37, p. 64; 32, p. 134; 49, p. 139

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Aroclor-1016 38 U 2.1 38 39, p. 45; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 16

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Aroclor-1221 38 U 6.2 38 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 16

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Aroclor-1232 38 U 1.0 38 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 16

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Aroclor-1242 38 U 4.9 38 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 16

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Aroclor-1248 38 U 2.2 38 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 16

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Aroclor-1254 38 U 2.5 38 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 16

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Aroclor-1260 38 U 2.5 38 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 16

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Aroclor-1262 38 U 11 38 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 16

RA-SS-06 B00W2 Aroclor-1268 38 U 5.3 38 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 16

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Aroclor-1016 36 U 2.0 36 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 33

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Aroclor-1232 36 U 0.99 36 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 33

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Aroclor-1242 36 U 4.7 36 39, p. 46; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 33

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Aroclor-1248 36 U 2.1 36 39, p. 48; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 33

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Aroclor-1254 36 U 2.4 36 39, p. 48; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 33

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Aroclor-1260 36 U 2.4 36 39, p. 48; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 33

RA-SS-08 B00W4 Aroclor-1268 36 U 5.0 36 39, p. 48; 32, p. 135; 46, p. 33

Notes:

μg/kg = Micrograms per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SS = Surface soil

Data Qualifiers and Data Validation:

The data validation reports for the analytical data presented in Table-7 are in References 55 and 56.

U = Non-detect
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TABLE-8

SOURCE No. 2 – SURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID

Sample 

Name Hazardous Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference

RA-SS-13 B00W9 Styrene 16000 63 390 36, p. 19; 32, p. 125; 47, p. 44

Notes:

μg/kg = Micrograms per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SS = Surface soil
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TABLE-9

SOURCE No. 2 – SURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID Sample Name Hazardous Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference

RA-SS-15 B00X1 Phenanthrene 8600 530 1900

39, p. 29; 32, p. 136; 46, 

p. 83

RA-SS-15 B00X1 Anthracene 1500 52 190

39, p. 27; 32, p. 136; 46, 

p. 83

RA-SS-15 B00X1 Fluoranthene 11000 570 1900

39, p. 29; 32, p. 136; 46, 

p. 83

RA-SS-15 B00X1 Pyrene 15000 580 1900

39, p. 29; 32, p. 136; 46, 

p. 83

RA-SS-15 B00X1 Benzo(a)anthracene 6500 580 1900

39, p. 29; 32, p. 136; 46, 

p. 83

RA-SS-15 B00X1 Chrysene 6800 590 1900

39, p. 29; 32, p. 136; 46, 

p. 83

RA-SS-15 B00X1 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 2500 66 190

39, p. 27; 32, p. 136; 46, 

p. 84

RA-SS-15 B00X1 Benzo(a)pyrene 6000 620 1900

39, p. 29; 32, p. 136; 46, 

p. 84

RA-SS-15 B00X1 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 3700 580 1900

39, p. 29; 32, p. 136; 46, 

p. 84

Notes:

μg/kg = Micrograms per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SS = Surface soil
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TABLE-10

SOURCE No. 2 – SURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCB) (ACROCLOR) CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID

Sample 

Name

Hazardous 

Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg) RDL (μg/kg) Reference

RA-SS-13 B00W9 Aroclor-1254 410 2.4 36

39, p. 47; 32, p. 135; 46, 

p. 62

Notes:

μg/kg = Micrograms per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

ID = Identification

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SS = Surface soil

TABLE-11

BACKGROUND SUBSURFACE SOIL

SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONS

Sample 

Identification

Sample 

Date

Sample 

Time

Sample 

Depth

(feet bls) Sampling Location

Sample 

Description Reference

RA-SB-05 11/30/11 1350 9 to 11

Northwest side of Lot 614-

1, background sampling 

location

soupy clay and 

sand, brown, black, 

and red clay

32, pp. 35, 

102, 110

RA-SB-06 11/30/11 1535 7 to 8

Lot 614-68, southwest 

corner, background 

sampling location

brown sandy clay 

with gravel

32, pp. 35, 

103, 111

RA-SB-08 12/01/11 930 10 to 11

Northwest corner of lot 

number 614-69, 

background sampling 

location

brown silty clay 

and sand

32, pp. 35, 

103, 113

Notes: 

ft = Feet

RA = Riverside Avenue

SB = Subsurface soil
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TABLE-12

SOURCE No. 2 – SUBSURFACE SOIL

SAMPLE DESCRIPTIONS

Sample 

Identification

Sample 

Date

Sample 

Time

Sample 

Depth

(feet 

bls) Sampling Location Sample Description Reference

RA-SB-01 11/30/11 945 4 to 7

Lot 614-1, south of former 

1931 oil tanks and tank 

building

6-inch ash fill over 6-

inch clay layer, red 

sand, rocks

32, pp. 35, 

106, 122

RA-SB-02 11/30/11 1105 10 to 11

Lot 614-58, near former 

1931 oil tanks and tank 

building

red sand

32, pp. 35, 

102, 107, 

122

RA-SB-03 11/30/11 1130 10 to 11

Lot 614-70, south of the 

former lacquer 

manufacturing building

saturated, mucky, 

rocky sand

32, pp. 35, 

102, 108, 

122

RA-SB-04 11/30/11 1255 10 to 11

Lot 614-70, south of the 

former lacquer 

manufacturing building, 

adjacent to the Passaic 

River

dark brown/black 

sandy, clay

32, pp. 35, 

102, 109, 

122

RA-SB-07 11/30/11 1615 6 to 7 Lot 614-68, southeast 

corner

reddish brown clay 

and gravel with some 

cobbles

32, pp. 35, 

103, 112, 

122

RA-SB-09 12/01/11 1020 4 to 8

Lot 614-70, adjacent to the 

Passaic River, adjacent to 

the former manufacturing 

building

dark brown/black 

sandy silt, wet

32, pp. 35, 

103, 114, 

124

RA-SB-10 12/01/11 1045 3 to 4

Lot 614-70, downgradient 

of the former lacquer 

manufacturing building

black, white, brown 

ash like fill, some 

gravel

32, pp. 35, 

103, 115, 

124

RA-SB-11 12/01/11 1200 7 to 8

Lot 614-65, downgradient 

of former turpentine/linseed 

oil tanks

clay and gravel mix

32, pp. 35, 

103, 116, 

124

RA-SB-12 12/01/11 1410 8 to 10

Lot 614-64, adjacent to 

former turpentine/linseed 

oil tanks

white ash like fill

32, pp. 35, 

104, 117, 

124

RA-SB-13 12/01/11 1440 4 to 5 Lot 614-63, adjacent to 

former barrel storage area

brown, black sandy 

clay

32, pp. 35, 

104, 118, 

124

RA-SB-14 12/02/11 1020 4 to 5 Lot 614-60, at the location 

of the former grain silos

brown sandy silt with 

some lighter ash like

fill

32, pp. 35, 

104, 119, 

134

RA-SB-15 12/02/11 1115 4 to 5

Lot 614-60, adjacent to the 

former storehouse and 

shipping department 

grey and white and 

cinder like fill

32, pp. 35, 

104, 120, 

134

Notes:

bls = Below land surface

RA = Riverside Avenue

SB = Subsurface soil 
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TABLE-13

BACKGROUND SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

METALS CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID

Sample 

Name Analyte

Conc. 

(mg/kg) Q

MDL 

(mg/kg)

RDL 

(mg/kg) Reference

RA-SB-05 MB00R3 Cadmium 0.61 U 0.034 0.61 34, p. 2; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 12

RA-SB-05 MB00R3 Chromium 11.5 0.064 1.2 34, p. 2; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 12

RA-SB-05 MB00R3 Mercury 0.12 U 0.0040 0.12 34, p. 2; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 10

RA-SB-05 MB00R3 Nickel 9.0 0.047 4.9 34, p. 2; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 12

RA-SB-05 MB00R3 Silver 1.2 U 0.11 1.2 34, p. 3; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 12

RA-SB-06 MB00R4 Arsenic 2.0 0.16 1.2 34, p. 3; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 15

RA-SB-06 MB00R4 Cadmium 0.60 U 0.034 0.60 34, p. 3; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 15

RA-SB-06 MB00R4 Chromium 13.9 0.064 1.2 34, p. 3; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 15

RA-SB-06 MB00R4 Mercury 0.15 0.0040 0.12 34, p. 3; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 14

RA-SB-06 MB00R4 Nickel 9.5 0.047 4.8 34, p. 3; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 15

RA-SB-06 MB00R4 Silver 1.2 U 0.11 1.2 34, p. 3; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 15

RA-SB-08 MB00R6 Arsenic 1.1 U 0.16 1.1 34, p. 4; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 19

RA-SB-08 MB00R6 Cadmium 0.57 U 0.034 0.57 34, p. 4; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 19

RA-SB-08 MB00R6 Chromium 3.6 0.064 1.1 34, p. 4; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 19

RA-SB-08 MB00R6 Mercury 0.11 U 0.0040 0.11 34, p. 4; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 21

RA-SB-08 MB00R6 Nickel 4.6 U 0.047 4.6 34, p. 4; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 19

RA-SB-08 MB00R6 Silver 1.1 U 0.11 1.1 34, p. 4; 32, p. 127; 42, p. 19

Notes:

mg/kg = Milligrams per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SB = Subsurface soil

Data Qualifiers and Data Validation:

The data validation report for the analytical data presented in Table-13 is in Reference 41. 

Data Qualifiers (Q):

U = Non-detect 
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TABLE-14

BACKGROUND SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID Sample 

Name

Hazardous 

Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference

RA-SB-05 B00W1 Carbon disulfide 6.7 U 0.70 6.7 33, p. 12; 32, p. 122; 48, p. 17

RA-SB-05 B00W1 Methylene chloride 6.7 U 1.5 6.7 33, p. 12; 32, p. 122; 48, p. 17

RA-SB-05 B00W1 2-Butanone 13 U 2.5 13 33, p. 12; 32, p. 122; 48, p. 17

RA-SB-05 B00W1 1,1,1-

Trichloroethane 6.7 U 0.80 6.7 33, p. 12; 32, p. 122; 48, p. 17

RA-SB-05 B00W1 Trichloroethene 6.7 U 1.5 6.7 33, p. 13; 32, p. 122; 48, p. 17

RA-SB-06 B00W2 Carbon disulfide 4.6 U 0.50 4.6 33, p. 16; 32, p. 122; 48, p. 21

RA-SB-06 B00W2 Methylene chloride 4.6 U 1.0 4.6 33, p. 16; 32, p. 122; 48, p. 21

RA-SB-06 B00W2 2-Butanone 9.1 U 1.7 9.1 33, p. 16; 32, p. 122; 48, p. 21

RA-SB-06 B00W2 1,1,1-

Trichloroethane 4.6 U 0.60 4.6 33, p. 16; 32, p. 122; 48, p. 21

RA-SB-06 B00W2 Trichloroethene 4.6 U 1.0 4.6 33, p. 16; 32, p. 122; 48, p. 21

Notes:

μg/kg = Micrograms per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SB = Subsurface soil

Data Qualifiers and Data Validation:

The data validation reports for the analytical data presented in Table-14 are in References 44 and 54. 

Data Qualifiers (Q):

U = Non-detect (Ref. 54, p. 1; Ref. 44, p. 1)
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TABLE-15

BACKGROUND SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES 

SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS 

Sample ID Sample Name Hazardous Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Naphthalene 220 U 44 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 2-Methylnaphthalene 220 U 38 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Acenaphthylene 220 U 48 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Acenaphthene 220 U 54 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Fluorene 220 U 54 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Phenanthrene 220 U 61 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Anthracene 220 U 60 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Carbazole 220 U 58 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Di-n-butylphthalate 220 U 56 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Fluoranthene 220 U 65 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Pyrene 220 U 66 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Benzo(a)anthracene 220 U 66 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Chrysene 220 U 67 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Bis (2-ethylhexyl) 

phthalate 220 U 71 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 220 U 75 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Benzo(a)pyrene 220 U 71 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Indeno(1,2,3-cd) pyrene 220 U 66 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 220 U 80 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-05 B00R3 Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 220 U 69 220 32, p. 133; 37, pp. 

17-18; 49, pp. 31-33

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Naphthalene 200 U 41 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 2-Methylnaphthalene 200 U 35 200 37, pp. 19-20; 3

133; 49, pp. 34-36

2, p. 

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Acenaphthylene 200 U 45 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Acenaphthene 200 U 51 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36
Source No: 2

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TABLE-15 (Continued)

BACKGROUND SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID Sample Name Hazardous Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Fluorene 200 U 51 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Phenanthrene 200 U 57 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Anthracene 200 U 55 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Carbazole 200 U 54 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Di-n-butylphthalate 200 U 52 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Fluoranthene 200 U 60 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Pyrene 200 U 61 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Benzo(a)anthracene 200 U 61 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Chrysene 200 U 63 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Bis (2-ethylhexyl) 

phthalate 200 U 66 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 200 U 70 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Benzo(a)pyrene 200 U 66 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 200 U 61 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 200 U 75 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-06 B00R4 Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 200 U 64 200 37, pp. 19-20; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 34-36

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Naphthalene 210 U 41 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 2-Methylnaphthalene 210 U 35 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Acenaphthylene 210 U 45 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Acenaphthene 210 U 51 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Fluorene 210 U 51 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Phenanthrene 210 U 57 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Anthracene 210 U 56 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p.

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Carbazole 210 U 55 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47
Source No: 2

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TABLE-15 (Continued)

BACKGROUND SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID Sample Name Hazardous Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Di-n-butylphthalate 210 U 52 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Fluoranthene 210 U 61 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Pyrene 210 U 62 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Benzo(a)anthracene 210 U 62 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Chrysene 210 U 63 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Bis(2-ethylhexyl) 

phthalate 210 U 67 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 210 U 70 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Benzo(a)pyrene 210 U 67 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 210 U 62 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 210 U 75 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

RA-SB-08 B00R6 Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 210 U 64 210 37, pp. 21-22; 32, p. 

133; 49, pp. 45-47

Notes:

μg/kg = Micrograms per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SB = Surface soil

Data Qualifiers and Data Validation (Table-15)

The data validation report for the analytical data presented in Table-15 is in Reference 55. 

Data Qualifiers (Q):

U = Non-detect
Source No: 2

Source Characterization

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TABLE-16

SOURCE No. 2 – SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

METALS CONCENTRATIONS

Sample 

Identification

Sample 

Name Analyte

Conc. 

(mg/kg)

BK 

Conc.*

(mg/kg) Q

MDL 

(mg/kg)

RDL 

(mg/kg) Reference

RA-SB-01 MB00T0 Arsenic 8.0 6 0.16 1.4

32, p. 128; 34, p. 8; 

42, p. 44

RA-SB-03 MB00R1 Arsenic 70.6 6 0.16 1.9

32, p. 127; 34, p. 1; 

42, p. 4

RA-SB-03 MB00R1 Cadmium 3.9 1.83 0.034 0.96

32, p. 127; 34, p. 1; 

42, p. 4

RA-SB-03 MB00R1 Chromium 300 41.7 0.064 1.9

32, p. 127; 34, p. 1; 

42, p. 4

RA-SB-03 MB00R1 Mercury 3.1 0.45 0.0040 0.38

32, p. 127; 34, p. 1; 

42, p. 5

RA-SB-03 MB00R1 Nickel 108 28.5 0.047 7.7

32, p. 127; 34, p. 1; 

42, p. 4

RA-SB-03 MB00R1 Silver 4.7 3.6 0.11 1.9

32, p. 127; 34, p. 1; 

42, p. 4

RA-SB-04 MB00R2 Arsenic 28.5 6 0.16 1.4

32, p. 127; 34, p. 2; 

42, p. 7

RA-SB-04 MB00R2 Cadmium 3.0 1.83 0.034 0.72

32, p. 127; 34, p. 2; 

42, p. 7

RA-SB-04 MB00R2 Chromium 166 41.7 0.064 1.4

32, p. 127; 34, p. 2; 

42, p. 7

RA-SB-04 MB00R2 Mercury 9.9 0.45 0.0040 0.57

32, p. 127; 34, p. 2; 

42, p. 9

RA-SB-04 MB00R2 Nickel 41.5 28.5 0.047 5.7

32, p. 127; 34, p. 2; 

42, p. 7

RA-SB-07 MB00R5 Arsenic 9.9 6 0.16 1.3

32, p. 127; 34, p. 3; 

42, p. 17

RA-SB-07 MB00R5 Mercury 0.90 0.45 0.0040 0.13

32, p. 127; 34, p. 3; 

42, p. 18

RA-SB-09 MB00R7 Arsenic 6.8 6 0.16 1.4

32, p. 127; 34, p. 4; 

42, p. 22

RA-SB-09 MB00R7 Cadmium 3.9 1.83 0.034 0.72

32, p. 127; 34, p. 4; 

42, p. 22

RA-SB-09 MB00R7 Chromium 122 41.7 0.064 1.4

32, p. 127; 34, p. 4; 

42, p. 22

RA-SB-09 MB00R7 Mercury 1.9 0.45 0.0040 0.14

32, p. 127; 34, p. 5; 

42, p. 23

RA-SB-09 MB00R7 Nickel 30.4 28.5 0.047 5.7

32, p. 127; 34, p. 5; 

42, p. 22

RA-SB-10 MB00R8 Arsenic 7.7 6 0.16 1.2

32, p. 127; 34, p. 5; 

42, p. 27

RA-SB-11 MB00R9 Arsenic 16.4 6 0.16 1.4

32, p. 128; 34, p. 5; 

42, p. 29

RA-SB-11 MB00R9 Cadmium 4.6 1.83 0.034 0.68

32, p. 128; 34, p. 5; 

42, p. 29
Source No: 2

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TABLE-16 (Continued)

SOURCE No. 2 – SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

METALS CONCENTRATIONS

Sample 

Identification

Sample 

Name Analyte

Conc. 

(mg/kg)

BK Conc. 

(mg/kg) Q

MDL 

(mg/kg)

RDL 

(mg/kg) Reference

RA-SB-11 MB00R9 Mercury 2.4 0.45 0.0040 0.14

32, p. 128; 34, p. 6; 

42, p. 28

RA-SB-12 MB00S0 Arsenic 7.7 6 0.16 1.5

32, p. 128; 34, p. 6; 

42, p. 32

RA-SB-12 MB00S0 Cadmium 3.6 1.83 0.034 0.73

32, p. 128; 34, p. 6; 

42, p. 32

RA-SB-12 MB00S0 Mercury 2.2 0.45 0.0040 0.15

32, p. 128; 34, p. 6; 

42, p. 32

RA-SB-13 MB00S1 Arsenic 9.8 6 0.16 1.3

32, p. 128; 34, p. 7; 

42, p. 34

RA-SB-13 MB00S1 Cadmium 23.0 1.83 0.034 0.66

32, p. 128; 34, p. 7; 

42, p. 34

RA-SB-13 MB00S1 Chromium 218 41.7 0.064 1.3

32, p. 128; 34, p. 8; 

42, p. 34

RA-SB-13 MB00S1 Mercury 3.6 0.45 0.0040 0.27

32, p. 128; 34, p. 8; 

42, p. 36

RA-SB-14 MB00S2 Arsenic 6.8 6 0.16 1.9

32, p. 128; 34, p. 7; 

42, p. 39

RA-SB-15 MB00S3 Arsenic 6.9 6 0.16 1.2

32, p. 128; 34, p. 7; 

42, p. 40

RA-SB-15 MB00S3 Mercury 0.65 0.45 0.0040 0.12

32, p. 128; 34, p. 8; 

42, p. 41

Notes:

mg/kg = Milligrams per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SB = Surface soil

* =“BK” represents three times the greatest background concentration. These background concentrations were chosen to 

establish a significant increase.
Source No: 2

Source Characterization

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TABLE-17

SOURCE No. 2 – SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample 

ID

Sample 

Name

Hazardous 

Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference.

RA-SB-03 B00R1ME Carbon disulfide 32 90 890

32, p. 122; 33, p. 6; 

48, p. 8

RA-SB-03 B00R1ME 2-Butanone 340 340 1800

32, p. 122; 33, p. 6; 

48, p. 8

Notes:

μg/kg = Micrograms per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SB = Surface soil
Source No: 2

Source Characterization

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TABLE-18

SOURCE No. 2 – SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID

Sample 

Name Hazardous Substance

Conc.

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference.

RA-SB-02 B00R0 Naphthalene 4800 67 330

32, p. 133; 37, p. 10; 

49, p. 3

RA-SB-02 B00R0 Acenaphthene 570 82 330

32, p. 133; 37, p. 11; 

49, p. 4

RA-SB-02 B00R0 Fluorene 870 82 330

32, p. 133; 37, p. 11; 

49, p. 4

RA-SB-02 B00R0 Phenanthrene 2900 92 330

32, p. 133; 37, p. 11; 

49, p. 4

RA-SB-02 B00R0 Pyrene 470 100 330

32, p. 133; 37, p. 11; 

49, p. 4

RA-SB-03 B00R1 Naphthalene 260 41 210

32, p. 133; 37, p. 13; 

49, p. 15

RA-SB-03 B00R1 Acenaphthylene 1100 45 210

32, p. 133; 37, p. 13; 

49, p. 16

RA-SB-03 B00R1 Acenaphthene 420 51 210

32, p. 133; 37, p. 13; 

49, p. 16

RA-SB-03 B00R1 Dibenzofuran 270 52 210

32, p. 133; 37, p. 14; 

49, p. 16

RA-SB-03 B00R1 Fluorene 680 51 210

32, p. 133; 37, p. 14; 

49, p. 16

RA-SB-03 B00R1 Phenanthrene 7400 290 1000

32, p. 133; 37, p. 15; 

49, p. 16

RA-SB-03 B00R1 Anthracene 1300 56 210

32, p. 133; 37, p. 14; 

49, p. 16

RA-SB-03 B00R1 Carbazole 690 55 210

32, p. 133; 37, p. 14; 

49, p. 16

RA-SB-03 B00R1 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 2500 71 210

32, p. 133; 37, p. 14; 

49, p. 17

RA-SB-03 B00R1

Dibenzo(a,h) 

anthracene 1000 76 210

32, p. 133; 37, p. 14; 

49, p. 17

RA-SB-07 B00R5 Fluoranthene 300 66 220

32, p. 133; 37, p. 21; 

49, p. 41

RA-SB-09 B00R7 4-Methylphenol 980 41 320

32, p. 133; 37, p. 23; 

49, p. 49

RA-SB-09 B00R7 Phenanthrene 330 89 320

32, p. 133; 37, p. 23; 

49, p. 50

RA-SB-09 B00R7 Fluoranthene 400 94 320

32, p. 133; 37, p. 23; 

49, p. 50

RA-SB-09 B00R7 Pyrene 360 96 320

32, p. 133; 37, p. 23; 

49, p. 50

RA-SB-11 B00R9 Fluorene 240 58 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 26; 

49, p. 62

RA-SB-11 B00R9 Phenanthrene 2700 65 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 26; 

49, p. 62

RA-SB-11 B00R9 Anthracene 760 64 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 26; 

49, p. 62
Source No: 2

Source Characterization

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TABLE-18 (Continued)

SOURCE No. 2 – SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID

Sample 

Name Hazardous Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference.

RA-SB-11 B00R9 Benzo(a)anthracene 2500 71 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 26; 

49, p. 62

RA-SB-11 B00R9 Chrysene 2500 72 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 26; 

49, p. 62

RA-SB-11 B00R9 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 900 80 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 26; 

49, p. 63

RA-SB-11 B00R9 Benzo(a)pyrene 2000 76 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 26; 

49, p. 63

RA-SB-11 B00R9 Indeno(1,2,3-cd) pyrene 1300 71 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 26; 

49, p. 63

RA-SB-11 B00R9

Dibenzo(a,h) 

anthracene 300 86 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 26; 

49, p. 63

RA-SB-11 B00R9 Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 1200 74 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 26; 

49, p. 63

RA-SB-12 B00S0 Phenanthrene 400 67 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 29; 

49, p. 72

RA-SB-12 B00S0 Fluoranthene 560 71 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 29; 

49, p. 72

RA-SB-12 B00S0 Pyrene 450 73 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 29; 

49, p. 72

RA-SB-12 B00S0 Benzo(a)anthracene 260 73 240

32, p. 133; 37, p. 29; 

49, p. 72

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Dibenzofuran 270 56 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 76

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Fluorene 330 54 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 76

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Phenanthrene 2400 61 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 76

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Anthracene 460 60 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 76

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Di-n-butylphthalate 2500 56 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 76

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Fluoranthene 2500 65 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 76

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Pyrene 2300 66 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 76

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Benzo(a)anthracene 1400 66 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 76

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Chrysene 1500 67 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 76

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Benzo(k)fluoranthene 520 75 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 77

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Benzo(a)pyrene 1300 71 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 77

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Indeno(1,2,3-cd) pyrene 980 66 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 30; 

49, p. 77
Source No: 2

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TABLE-18 (Continued)

SOURCE No. 2 – SUBSURFACE SOIL SAMPLES

SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONCENTRATIONS

Sample ID

Sample 

Name Hazardous Substance

Conc. 

(μg/kg) Q

MDL 

(μg/kg)

RDL 

(μg/kg) Reference.

RA-SB-13 B00S1

Dibenzo(a,h) 

anthracene 300 80 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 31; 

49, p. 77

RA-SB-13 B00S1 Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 980 69 220

32, p. 134; 37, p. 31; 

49, p. 77

Notes:

μg/kg = Micrograms per kilogram

Conc. = Concentration

MDL = Method detection limit

Q = Data validation qualification

RA = Riverside Avenue

RDL = Reporting detection limit

SB = Subsurface soil

Data Qualifiers and Data Validation:

The data validation report for the analytical data presented in Table-18 is in Reference 55. 
Source No: 2

Source Characterization

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List of Hazardous Substances and Pollutants Associated with Source 2:

Acenaphthene

Acenaphthylene

Anthracene

Arsenic

Benzo(a)anthracene

Benzo(a)pyrene

Benzo(g,h,i)perylene

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

2-Butanone

Cadmium

Carbazole

Carbon disulfide

Chromium

Chrysene

Di-n-butylphthalate

Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene

Dibenzofuron

Fluoranthene

Fluorene

Indeno(1,2,3-cd)Pyrene

Mercury

4-Methylphenol

Naphthalene

Nickel

PCB (Aroclor 1254)

Phenanthrene

Pyrene

Silver

Styrene
Source No: 2

Containment

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2.2.3 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AVAILABLE TO A PATHWAY

TABLE-19

CONTAINMENT

Containment Description Containment 

Factor Value

References

Gas release to air: Not Scored

Particulate release to air: Not Scored

Release to ground water: Not Scored

Release via overland migration and/or flood: Source 2 has no 

engineered cover, or functioning and maintained run-on control 

system and runoff management system.

10 32, pp. 10, 11, 

106 to 120; 

HRS, Table 4-

2
Source Description- Waste Characteristics

Source No. 2

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2.4.1 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES 

2.4.2.1 Hazardous Waste Quantity

2.4.2.1.1 Hazardous Constituent Quantity

The information available is not sufficient to adequately support evaluation of the hazardous constituent 

quantity for Source No. 2. The number of samples collected was insufficient to represent the 

concentration of contaminants throughout the source area with confidence.

2.4.2.1.2 Hazardous Wastestream Quantity

The information available is not sufficient to adequately support evaluation of the hazardous waste stream 

quantity for Source No. 2. The number of samples collected was insufficient to represent the 

concentration of contaminants throughout the source area with confidence.

2.4.2.1.3 Volume

The information available is not sufficient to adequately support evaluation of the volume for Source 

No. 2. The number of samples collected was insufficient to represent the concentration of contaminants 

throughout the source area with confidence.

2.4.2.1.4 Area

The area of soil contamination is estimated to 54,315.34 square feet (ft2

) based on the polygon created by 

source samples at the site (Ref. 73); this value discounted the footprint of all buildings and paved areas. 

Source 2 is evaluated as contaminated soil; therefore, it is divided by 34,000 to achieve a hazardous waste 

quantity value of 1.59 (Ref. 1, p. 51591) 

Area: 54,315.34 ft2

Area Assigned Value (area/34,000): 1.59

2.4.2.1.5 Source Hazardous Waste Quantity Value

The source area HWQ value for Source No. 2 is assigned a value of 1.59 (Ref. 1, Table 2-5). 

Source HWQ Value: 1.59

Highest assigned value assigned from Ref. 1, Table 2-5
Source Summary

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TABLE-20

SUMMARY OF SOURCE DESCRIPTIONS

Source 

No.

Source 

Hazardous

Waste 

Quantity

Value

Source 

Hazardous 

Constituent 

Quantity 

Complete? 

(Y/N)

Containment Factor Value by Pathway

Ground 

Water 

(GW)

(Ref. 1, 

Table 3-

2)

Surface Water (SW) Air

Overland/flood

(Ref. 1, Table 4-

2)

GW to 

SW

(Ref. 1, 

Table 

3-2)

Gas

(Ref. 1, 

Table 6-

3)

Particulate 

(Ref. 1, 

Table 6-9)

1 >0 N NS 10 NS NS NS

2 1.59 N NS 10 NS NS NS

Notes:

NS = Not Scored
Surface Water Migration Pathway

Observed Release

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4.0 SURFACE WATER MIGRATION PATHWAY

4.1 OVERLAND/FLOOD MIGRATION COMPONENT

Ground elevation at the property is approximately 6.7 to 12 feet above mean sea level (MSL) and surface water 

runoff from the site follows the topography and flows east/southeast directly into the river (Ref. 32, pp. 34-36). 

The northern portion of the property potentially exits into the Passaic River 35 feet south of the northern 

boundary of lot 69, at the approximate geographic coordinates 40°46’03.11” North latitude and 74°09’27.94” 

West longitude; this is the most upstream PPE for the site associated with Source 2. The southern portion of the 

property potentially exits into the Passaic River about 25 feet north of the southern boundary of lot 67, at the 

approximate geographic coordinates 40°45’53.22” North latitude and 74°09’35.33” West longitude; this is the 

southernmost PPE for the site associated with Source 2 and the site (Ref. 5; Ref. 70). In addition, PPE 

associated with Source 1 is depicted in Reference 5. A break wall exists along some of the river boundary (Ref.

86, p. 1).

The Passaic River flows south approximately 2.5 miles, passing Kearny and Harrison, New Jersey on the eastern 

bank before it makes an abrupt easterly bend for 2 miles, then turns south around Ironbound, and flows directly 

south for 2 miles; because the river is a tidal surface water body, it also flows north (upstream) for 

approximately 9.6 miles to Dundee Dam (Ref. 74). At approximately 12 miles downstream of PPE 3, near 

Ironbound, the TDL extends into the Hackensack River at the northern end of Newark Bay and enters the New 

York Harbor. Reference 5 depicts the downstream segment of the 15-mile TDL. The Passaic River is tidal 

where it is adjacent to the Riverside Industrial Park (Ref. 65, p. 1). The approximate mean annual stream flow 

of the Passaic River as measured from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gauge number 01389890 at the 

Passaic River at Dundee Dam at Clifton, New Jersey, is 926 cubic feet per second (Ref. 66, p. 3). While there 

could be tidal carry upstream from the site, insufficient information was available to quantify this possibility.

4.1.1.1 Definition of Hazardous Substance Migration Path for Overland/Flood Component

As discussed in Section 4.1.2.1.1, an observed release to surface water by direct observation has been

documented. Surface water runoff from the Riverside Industrial Park follows the topography of the land and 

flows to the Passaic River. Because the soil profile at the Riverside Industrial Park includes disturbed 

conditions and fill materials underlain by sands, silts, and gravels deposits of the Passaic River , the ground 

water under the property likely migrates through into the river, after which chemicals enter surface waters or are 

likely to be sorbed to the river sediments (Ref. 7, p. 7). 

4.1.2.1 Likelihood of Release

Two observed releases by direct observation to the Passaic River are documented below. 

4.1.2.1.1 Observed Release

Direct Observation

Release 1

On October 29, 2009, two tanks in the basement of Building 12 located at 29 Riverside Avenue in Newark, New 

Jersey, released to the Passaic River through a connection to a storm sewer. The tanks were connected to the 
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storm sewer by a hose. The valves from the tanks were open, which caused a release of the contents of the tanks 

through the hose into the storm sewer and eventually into the Passaic River. The PPE associated with Source 1

(PPE 2) is shown in Reference 5 (Ref. 5; Ref. 11; Ref. 15). On November 11, 2009, EPA collected a sample 

from one of the tanks that released into the Passaic River (Ref. 11; Ref. 12; Ref. 16). Analytical results from the 

tank sample indicated presence of the hazardous substances listed in Table SW-1 below. The pipe that 

discharged into the Passaic River was traced to a catch basin. When the cover of the catch basin was removed, 

the oily substance in the discharge was observed in the basin; a pipe exiting Building 12 was observed to 

discharge into the basin. The discharge from the Building 12 pipe resembled the discharge observed into the 

Passaic River. The pipe was traced to two connected tanks in the basement of Building 12 (Ref. 11, pp. 1, 3).

EPA collected a sample from a tank in Building 12 at 29 Riverside Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, that released 

to a storm sewer and eventually into the Passaic River. The PPE to surface water is shown in Reference 5. The 

hazardous substances detected in the sample are listed in Table SW-2 below.

TABLE SW-1

OBSERVED RELEASE BY DIRECT OBSERVATION

TANK SAMPLE (Sample ID: Tank 1)

Analysis Result (mg/L) Reporting Limit (mg/L) Reference

ICP Metals

Barium 0.59 0.30 11; 12, p. 3

Chromium 0.68 0.050 11; 12, p. 3

Lead 0.014 0.010 11; 12, p. 3

Manganese 3.3 0.020 11; 12, p. 3

Total Mercury Waters

Mercury 0.012 0.004 11; 12, p. 3

TCL – Semivolatile Organics

2,4-Dimethylphenol 16 5 11; 12, p. 4

Notes: 

ICP = Inductively coupled plasma

mg/L = Milligrams per liter

TCL = Target compound list

Release 2

According to eye witnesses, Source 2 was inundated with flood waters in 2011. Although the drainage patterns 

associated with receding flood waters are unclear, soil materials associated with Source 2 that contain one or 

more hazardous substances are known to have been in contact with surface water through direct deposition (Ref. 

72, p. 1, Ref. 84, pp. 1-6) at some point along the river shore between PPE 1 and PPE 3. PPE 1 and PPE 3,

associated with Source 2, are presented in Reference 5 and described in Reference 70. As presented in Tables 

8, 9 and 10, surface soil samples associated with Source 2 contain documented concentrations of VOCs, SVOCs 

and PCBs (see Section 2.2.2 of this HRS documentation record).
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Hazardous Substances Released (Source 1 and 2)

Anthracene

Barium

Benzo(a)anthracene

Benzo(a)pyrene

Benzo(k)fluoranthene

Chromium

Chrysene

2,4-Dimethylphenol

Fluoranthene

Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene

Lead

Manganese

Mercury

PCBs (Aroclor-1254)

Phenanthrene

Pyrene

Styrene

Therefore, in accordance with Reference 1, Section 4.1.2.1.1, an observed release factor value of 550 is assigned 

below and on line 1 of Table 4-1, as a material that contains one or more hazardous substances is known to have 

been in contact with surface water through direct deposition. Potential to release is not evaluated. 

Surface Water Observed Release Factor Value: 550
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4.1.3.2 Human Food Chain Threat Waste Characteristics

4.1.3.2.1 Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaccumulation

The zone of contamination within the Passaic River is the portion of the Passaic River between PPE 1 and 

PPE 3 (as shown in Ref. 5). This area represents where the spill occurred and where contaminated flood 

waters would recede to the normal river boundaries. Table SW-2 summarizes the toxicity/persistence and 

bioaccumulation factor values for the hazardous substances associated with Source 1 and Source 2 that 

meet the observed release criteria. The values are assigned in accordance with Section 4.1.2.2.1 of 

Reference 1. The toxicity/persistence and bioaccumulation values were obtained from Reference 2. 

TABLE SW-2

HUMAN FOOD CHAIN TOXICITY, PERSISTENCE, AND BIOACCUMULATION

FACTOR VALUES

Hazardous Substance/

Pollutant

Source 

No. 

Toxicity 

Factor 

Value

Persistence 

Factor 

Value*

Bioaccumulation 

Value**

Toxicity/ 

Persistence/ 

Bioaccumulation 

Factor Value 

(Ref. 1, 

Table 4-16) References 

Acenaphthene 2 10 0.4 500 2.0x103 2, p. BI-1

Anthracene 2 10 0.4 50000 2.0x105 2, p. BI-1

Arsenic 2 10000 1 500 5.0x106 2, p. BI-1

Barium 1 10000 1 500 5.0x106 2, p. BI-1

Benzo(a)anthracene 2 1000 1 50000 5.0x107 2, p. BI-2

Benzo(a)pyrene 2 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-2

Benzo(k)fluoranthene 2 100 1 5000 5.0x105 2, p. BI-2

2-Butanone 

(Methyl ethyl ketone) 2 1 0.4 0.5 2.0x10-1 2, p. BI-8

Cadmium 2 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-2

Carbazole 2 10 0.4 500 2.0x103 2, p. BI-2

Carbon disulfide 2 10 0.4 5 2.0x101 2, p. BI-3

Chromium 1,2 10000 1 500 5.0x106 2, p. BI-3

Chrysene 2 10 1 5 5.0x101 2, p. BI-3

2,4-Dimethylphenol 1 100 1 500 5.0x104 2, p. BI-5

Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 2 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-4

Di-n-butylphthalate 2 10 1 5000 5.0x104 2, p. BI-4

Dibenzofuron 2 1000 0.4 500 2.0x105 2, p. BI-4

Fluoranthene

(benzo(j,k)fluorene) 2 100 1 5000 5.0x105 2, p. BI-2

Fluorene 2 100 1 500 5.0x104 2, p. BI-6

Indeno(1,2,3-cd) pyrene 2 1000 1 50000 5.0x107 2, p. BI-8
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TABLE SW-2 (Continued)

HUMAN FOOD CHAIN TOXICITY, PERSISTENCE, AND BIOACCUMULATION

FACTOR VALUES

Hazardous Substance/

Pollutant

Source 

No. 

Toxicity 

Factor 

Value

Persistence 

Factor 

Value*

Bioaccumulation 

Value**

Toxicity/ 

Persistence/ 

Bioaccumulation 

Factor Value 

(Ref. 1, 

Table 4-16) References 

Lead 1 10000 1 5000 5.0x107 2, p. BI-8

Manganese 1 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-8

Mercury 1,2 10000 0.4 50000 2.0x108 2, p. BI-8

4-Methylphenol 2 100 0.0007 5 3.5x10-2 2, p. BI-9

Naphthalene 2 1000 0.4 50000 2.0x107 2, p. BI-9

Nickel 2 10000 1 500 5.0x106 2, p. BI-9

Polychlorinated

biphenyls (PCB) 2 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-10

Pyrene 2 100 1 50000 5.0x106 2, p. BI-10

Silver 2 100 1 50,000 5.0x106 2, p. BI-10

Styrene 2 10 0.4 50 2.0x102 2, p. BI-10

Notes:

* Persistence value for rivers

** Bioaccumulation factor value for brackish water, higher of the salt or freshwater values (Ref. 1, 

Section 4.1.3.2.1.3; Ref. 17, p. 2-2 and Figure 2-1)

Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaccumulation Factor Value: 5 × 108

(Based on benzo(a)pyrene, cadmium, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, manganese and PCBs)
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4.1.3.2.2 Hazardous Waste Quantity

Although the HWQ could not be adequately determined, the HWQ value of 100 is assigned to the surface 

water migration pathway because, as discussed further in Section 4.1.3.3, an observed release to surface 

water and actual contamination of a sensitive environment at Level II concentrations are documented. If 

any target for a migration pathway is subject to Level II concentrations, a value of 100 is assigned as the 

minimum value even if the value obtained from Table 2-6 of Reference 1 is less than 100 (Ref. 1, Section 

2.4.2.2). 

Hazardous Waste Quantity (HWQ) Factor Value: 100 

(Ref. 1, Table 2-6) 

4.1.3.2.3 Waste Characteristics Factor Category Value

A waste characteristics product is computed by multiplying the toxicity/persistence factor value by the 

HWQ factor value (the product of which is subject to a maximum of 1 x 108

) and then multiplying that 

number by the bioaccumulation potential factor value. This product (subject to a maximum of 1x 1012) is 

then entered into the HRS Table 2-7 (Ref. 1, p. 51592) to obtain a waste characteristics factor category 

value. For this site, the toxicity/persistence factor value (10,000) is multiplied by the HWQ value (100). 

The product of these two values (1 × 106

) is multiplied by the bioaccumulation potential factor value

(50,000). The product of these two values (5 × 1010) is used to obtain the waste characteristics factor 

category value (320) from Table 2-7 of Reference 1. 

Toxicity/Persistence Factor Value: 10,000

Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 100

Toxicity/Persistence Factor Value x 

Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 1 × 106

(Toxicity/Persistence Factor Value x Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value) x Bioaccumulation Factor 

(50,000) Value: 5 × 1010

Waste Characteristics Factor Category Value: 320

(Ref. 1, Table 2-7 and Section 4.1.3.2.3) 
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4.1.3.3 Human Food Chain Threat Targets

Actual Human Food Chain Contamination

No fishery is evaluated as being subject to actual contamination. However, an observed release by direct 

observation of mercury is documented in Section 4.1.2.1.1. As shown in Table SW-3 below, mercury has 

a bioaccumulation factor value exceeding 500 (Ref. 2, p. BI-8). The zone of contamination within the 

Passaic River is the portion of the Passaic River between PPE 1and PPE 3 (as shown in Ref. 5).

TABLE SW-3

BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR VALUE SUMMARY

Sample ID

Sample 

Medium

Distance 

from PPE Hazardous Substance

Bioaccumulation 

Factor Value References

Tank 1 Waste 01 Mercury 50,000 2, p. BI-8; 

12, p. 3

Note:

PPE = Probable point of entry

1 = Because historical documents suggest that sources associated with the site were flooded, 

the distance from PPE is 0.

4.1.3.3.1 Food Chain Individual

Creel/angler (fishing) surveys were conducted in the area of the observed release by direct observation to 

surface water (Ref. 5; Ref. 10, pp. 3, 5, 10, 14, 15, 21 74-79; Ref. 74; Ref. 77, pp. 4-19). Studies found 

that the Passaic River is used for fishing within its target distance limit (TDL) of the property, and that 

fish caught from the river are consumed despite the fish consumption advisory that has been put in place 

for the area (Ref. 5; Ref. 10, pp. 7, 8, 9, 10, 33, 38, 44, 55, 56, 57, and 74 through 79; Ref. 19). Several 

publications substantiate information that the segment of the Passaic River adjacent to the site and 

downstream is used as a fishery for consumption purposes (Ref. 65, pp. 1-2; Ref. 68, pp. 1-2; Ref. 69, pp. 

1-2, 4; Ref. 76, pp. 3-11). No fishery is evaluated as being subject to actual contamination. However, 

there is an observed release of hazardous substances having a bioaccumulation factor value of 500 or 

greater to the watershed with a fishery within the 15-mile TDL. Therefore, a food chain individual factor 

value of 20 is assigned (Ref. 1, Section 4.1.3.3.1; Section 4.1.2.1.1 of this HRS documentation record).

Sample ID: Tank 1 (Ref. 12, p. 3)

Hazardous Substance: Mercury

Bioaccumulation Potential: 50,000

Food Chain Individual Factor Value: 20
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4.1.3.3.2.3 Potential Human Food Chain Contamination

The annual production of the Passaic River is unknown; however, active fishing has been documented. It 

is, therefore, assumed that greater than 0 pounds of fish per year are caught from the river (Ref. 65, pp. 1; 

76, pp. 3-11). The potential human food chain contamination factors for the Passaic River are presented 

below:

Identity of 

Fishery

Annual 

Production 

(pounds)

Type of 

Surface 

Water Body

Average

Annual 

Flow (cfs)

Reference Population 

Value (Pi)

Dilution 

Value 

(Di)

Pi × Di

Passaic

River

> 0 Moderate to 

large stream

926 66, pp. 1-3 0.03 0.01 0.0003

Notes:

cfs = Cubic feet per second

Sum of Pi x Di: 0.0003

(Sum of Pi x Di)/10: 0.00003

In accordance with Section 4.1.3.3.2.3 of the HRS (Ref. 1, Section 4.1.3.3.2.3), the human food chain 

population value is multiplied by 0.1. 
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4.1.4.2 Environmental Threat Waste Characteristics

4.1.4.2.1 Ecosystem Toxicity/Persistence/Bioaccumulation

Table SW-4 presents the ecosystem toxicity/persistence factor values for hazardous substances detected in 

Source 1. 

TABLE SW-4

ECOSYSTEM TOXICITY, PERSISTENCE, AND BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR VALUES 

Hazardous Substances/

Pollutants

Source 

No. 

Ecosystem 

Toxicity 

Factor 

Value

Persistence 

Factor 

Value*

Environmental 

Bioaccumulation 

Value**

Ecosystem Toxicity/ 

Persistence/ 

Bioaccumulation 

Factor Value

(Ref. 1, Table 4-21) References 

Acenaphthene 2 10000 0.4 500 2.0x106 2, p. BI-1

Anthracene 2 10000 0.4 50000 2.0x108 2, p. BI-1

Arsenic 2 100 1 5000 5.0x105 2, p. BI-1

Barium 1, 2 1 1 500 5.0x102 2, p. BI-1

Benzo(a)anthracene 2 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-2

Benzo(a)pyrene 2 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-2

2-Butanone

(Methyl ethyl ketone) 2 1 0.4 0.5 0.2x100 2, p. BI-8

Cadmium 2 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-2

Carbazole 2 1000 0.4 500 2.0x105 2, p. BI-2

Carbon disulfide 2 100 0.4 5 2.0x102 2, p. BI-3

Chromium 2 10000 1 500 5.0x106 2, p. BI-3

Chrysene 2 1000 1 5000 5.0x106 2, p. BI-3

2,4-Dimethylphenol 1 1000 1 500 5.0x105 2, p. BI-5

Di-n-butylphthalate 2 10000 1 5000 5.0x107 2, p. BI-6

Dibenzofuron 2 1000 0.4 500 2.0x105 2, p. BI-4

Fluoranthene

(benzo(j,k)fluorene) 2 10000 1 5000 5.0x107 2, p. BI-2

Fluorene 2 1000 1 5000 5.0x106 2, p. BI-2

Lead 2 1000 1 50000 5.0x107 2, p. BI-8

Mercury 1, 2 10000 0.4 50000 2.0x108 2, p. BI-8

4-Methylphenol 2 100 0.0007 5 3.5 x10-1 2, p. BI-9

Naphthalene 2 1000 0.4 50000 2.0x107 2, p. BI-9

Nickel 2 1000 1 500 5.0x105 2, p. BI-9

Phenanthrene 2 10000 0.4 50000 2.0x108 2, p. BI-9

Polychlorinated 

biphenyls (PCB) 2 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-10

Pyrene 2 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-10
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TABLE SW-4 (Continued)

ECOSYSTEM TOXICITY, PERSISTENCE, AND BIOACCUMULATION FACTOR VALUES 

Hazardous Substances/

Pollutants

Source 

No. 

Ecosystem 

Toxicity 

Factor 

Value

Persistence 

Factor 

Value*

Environmental 

Bioaccumulation 

Value**

Ecosystem Toxicity/ 

Persistence/ 

Bioaccumulation 

Factor Value

(Ref. 1, Table 4-21) References 

Silver 2 10000 1 50000 5.0x108 2, p. BI-10

Styrene 2 100 0.4 50 2.0x103 2, p. BI-10

Notes:

* Persistence value for rivers

** Environmental bioaccumulation factor value for brackish water, higher of the salt or freshwater values 

(Ref. 1, Section 4.1.3.2.1.3; Ref. 17, p. 2-2 and Figure 2-1)

Ecosystem Toxicity/Persistence/Environmental Bioaccumulation Factor Value: 5 × 108

(Based on benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, cadmium, PCBs, pyrene and silver)
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4.1.4.2.2 Hazardous Waste Quantity

As documented in Section 4.1.4.3 of this HRS documentation record, sensitive environments are subject 

to actual contamination at Level II concentrations; therefore, a minimum value of 100 is assigned for the 

HWQ factor value (Ref. 1, Section 2.4.2.2 and Table 2-6). 

Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 100

(Ref. 1, Section 2.4.2.2) 

4.1.4.2.3 Waste Characteristics Factor Category Value

A waste characteristics product is computed by multiplying the toxicity/persistence factor value by the 

HWQ factor value (the product of which is subject to a maximum of 1 × 108

) and then multiplying that 

number by the bioaccumulation potential factor value. This product (subject to a maximum of 1 × 1012) is 

then entered into Table 2-7 (Ref. 1) to obtain a waste characteristics factor category value.

For this site evaluation, the waste characteristics factor category value is determined by taking the product 

of the highest ecosystem toxicity/persistence factor value (10,000) and the HWQ value (100), and 

multiplying the product by the highest ecosystem bioaccumulation factor value (50,000) (Ref. 1, Section 

4.1.4.2.3). Using this product, the waste characteristics factor category value is selected from Table 2-7 

of Reference 1.

Ecosystem Toxicity/Persistence Factor Value: 10,000

Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 100

Ecosystem Toxicity/Persistence Factor Value x 

Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value: 1 × 106

(Ecosystem Toxicity/Persistence Factor Value x Hazardous Waste Quantity Factor Value) x 

Environmental Bioaccumulation Factor Value (50,000): 5 × 1010

Waste Characteristics Factor Category Value: 320

(Ref. 1, Table 2-7) 
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4.1.4.3 Environmental Threat Targets

The Passaic River at the location of the observed release by direct observation (PPE) provides migratory 

pathways and feeding areas critical for the maintenance of anadromous fish species including blueback herring 

(Alosa aestivalis), alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus), and American shad (Alosa sapidissima). The National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has designated 

alewife and blueback herring as species of concern. “Species of concern” specifies threatened species for which

insufficient information is available to indicate a need to list the species under the Endangered Species Act (Ref. 

5; Ref. 8, p. 2). 

Consistent with the HRS Table 4-23, the Passaic River at the location of the direct observation (spills and 

flooding of the Riverside Industrial Complex parcels, as discussed in Section 4.1.2.1.1 of this documentation 

record) is included within the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary, which was designated an “Estuary of 

National Significance” in 1988 by EPA, and designated for the maintenance and migration of aquatic life and as 

an environmentally sensitive area by the State of New Jersey (Ref. 5; Ref. 8, p. 2; Ref. 9). An observed release 

of hazardous substances having a bioaccumulation potential factor value of 500 or greater to surface water is 

documented in sections 4.1.2.1.1 and 4.1.4.2.1 of this HRS documentation record.

Most Distant Level II Sample

Source 1

Sample ID: Tank 1 (Ref. 11, pp. 1, 3; Ref. 12; Ref. 14)

Zone of contamination: PPE 1

Distance from the PPE: 0 mile (Ref. 5).

Source 2

Sample ID: RA-SS-13 (Ref. 39, p. 47; Ref. 32, p. 135; Ref. 46, p. 62)

Zone of contamination: Along the Passaic River shoreline between PPE 1 and PPE 3

Distance from the PPE: 0 mile (Ref. 5; Ref. 70; Ref. 72; Ref. 84, pp. 1-6)
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4.1.4.3.1 Sensitive Environments

Level II concentrations of contaminants have been documented in the Passaic River. An observed release by 

direct observation to the river is documented in Section 4.1.2.1.1 of this documentation record (Ref. 1, Section 

2.5). 

4.1.4.3.1.2 Level II Concentrations

Level II Sensitive Environment Targets

A summary of sensitive environments associated with the Passaic River is provided in Table SW-5. These 

sensitive environments are subject to Level II concentrations because an observed release by direct observation 

to the river has been documented. The HRS lists migratory pathways and feeding areas critical for maintenance 

of anadromous fish species, in waters in which the fish spend extended periods of time, as Sensitive 

Environments for HRS scoring purposes. A NOAA representative confirmed that the Passaic River adjacent to 

the Riverside Industrial Park provides migratory pathways and feeding areas critical for the maintenance of 

anadromous fish species including blueback herring, alewife, and American shad (Ref. 8, p. 2). In addition, a 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report on habitats in the NY Bight Watershed states that some anadromous fish 

species spend several months per year in the waters near the site. For example, the blueback herring has a 

spawning season in this area from April to June, when the fish can be found in fresh or brackish water (Ref. 83, 

p. 12). American shad spawns from April to June in fresh and brackish water (Ref. 83, p. 12). Therefore, a 

value of 75 is assigned as per the HRS, Table 4-23. 

The HRS lists “Sensitive areas identified under the National Estuary Program” as Sensitive Environments for 

HRS scoring purposes. These are defined as study areas identified in Comprehensive Conservation and 

Management Plans as requiring protection because they support critical life stages of key estuarine species in 

accordance of Section 320 of the Clean Water Act. The New York – New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program’s 

CCMP includes a specific action plan to protect and restore estuarine habitats (Ref. 79, pp. 1-2, 5; Ref. 82, p. 1). 

The habitat action plan identifies the Hudson Raritan Estuary (HRE) as a Study Area within the larger NY-NJ 

Harbor Estuary (Ref. 79, pp. 1-2; Ref. 80, p. 22; Ref. 81, pp. 8-18). The location of observed release is within 

the HRE Study Area. The HRE Study Area requires protection because industrialization and urbanization has 

impacted the ecological integrity and health of the estuary (Ref. 80, p. 15). In particular, the goals of the HRE 

include increasing the quantity and quality of benthic habitats supporting fish nursery functions, and promoting 

stable water masses supporting larval and young fish production (Ref. 81, p. 19). Key estuarine species in the 

area include the American eel, Atlantic silverside, bluefish, American shad, alewife and winter flounder (Ref. 8, 

p.2); therefore, consistent with the HRS, Table 4-23, sensitive areas identified under the National Estuary 

Program, a value of 100 is assigned. 

The HRS lists “State-designated areas for protection or maintenance of aquatic life” as a Sensitive Environment 

for HRS scoring purposes. The area of the Passaic River where the release occurred has been classified by New 

Jersey as “SE3” which is for the purpose of fishing and fish migration. (Ref. 8, p. 2; Ref. 78, p.12-13) The SE3 

designation is one of the State of New Jersey’s Surface Water Quality Standards (SWQS) which are in 

conformance to the federal Clean Water Act. Specifically, the SWQS form the basis of a biannual report to 

EPA pursuant to Sections 303(d) and 305(b) of the Clean Water Act (Ref. 85, pp. 1-4). Therefore, consistent 

with the HRS, Table 4-23, a value of 5 is assigned. 
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TABLE SW-5

LEVEL II SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS 

Sensitive Environment

Distance from PPE 

to Nearest Sensitive 

Environment References

Sensitive 

Environment Value 

(Ref. 1, Table 4-23)

Sensitive areas identified 

under National Estuary 

Program 0 8, p. 2; 9 100

Migratory pathways and 

feeding areas critical for 

maintenance of 

anadromous fish species

0

8, p. 2 75

State-designated areas for 

protection and 

maintenance of aquatic 

life

0

8, p. 2 5

Note:

PPE = Probable point of entry

Sum of Level II Sensitive Environments Value: 180

Level II Concentrations Factor Value: 180