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FUSRAP Maywood Chemical Company Superfund Site Photo Gallery |
These photos represent the range of activities the Corps has undertaken since assuming
responsibility for the Maywood site (in November 1997) up to the present.
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A community member (right) and USACE representatives at a recent public information session in Maywood. |
A public information session exhibit. |
(left to right) USACE, contractor, and local labor union representatives at a recent public information session. |
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Groundwater Remedial Investigations involve an in-depth field program to assess how and to what degree waste from the Maywood Chemical Company site is affecting groundwater.
Preparing for video inspection of Westerly Brook culvert in Rochelle Park. |
A groundwater remedial investigation well installation. |
Field crew collecting a groundwater sample. |
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By the end of May 1999, the Corps had completed remediation on the 22 remaining residential vicinity properties.
Home in Lodi during soil removal. |
Home in Lodi during soil removal. |
Home in Lodi after cleanup and restoration. |
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Pre-Design Investigations combine radiological, geotechnical, and environmental studies to accurately locate the extent of contamination on a property.
Preparing to take a soil boring at a Geoprobe rig. |
Soil boring underway. |
A worker sets the Geoprobe boring mechanism. |
The probe shaft contains the soil sample. |
Geophysical activities: A worker surveys for buried metallic objects at a commercial property. |
More geophysical activities. |
A worker taking field notes during a geophysical survey. |
Locating survey points with Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment. |
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Sediment accumulating in a drainage swale at the end of West Howcroft Street in Maywood was blocking storm water flow and contributing to flooding in the area. The USACE agreed to remove FUSRAP waste in the sediment to prevent possible downstream migration into Lodi Brook and to improve flow through the swale.
View of swale from end of West Howcroft Street. |
A view of the drainage swale facing east. |
Workers staging equipment prior to sediment removal. |
Work in staging area. |
Excavated sediment being loaded for removal. |
Excavated sediment is returned to interim storage site for ultimate off-site disposal. |
A portion of the swale after project completion. |
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Five test pits were dug in areas where historical drawings showed past disposal of thorium and other waste. Using test pits offers an advantage over the more common investigative method of soil boring because it provides information on an entire cross section of subsurface soil conditions.
Vegetation clearing for the test pit operation. |
The test pit excavation begins |
Excavated material from former retention pond. |
Performing onsite field analysis of a test pit soil sample. |
Preparing samples for shipment to lab for detailed analysis. |
Material removed from test pit was placed under a protective cover. |
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Workers assemble the soil processing equipment. |
Radiological sorting equipment (shown here) is one of two components involved in the soil processing demonstration at the Maywood Interim Storage Site (MISS). |
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The site, located in Rochelle Park, prior to project start up. |
Site clearing underway. |
Trees from the site were moved to the Maywood Interim Storage Site. |
The cleared site prior to removal of contaminated soil. Note air monitoring station in foreground. |
A portion of the site after restoration and replanting. |
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Contaminated soil cleanups known as removal actions began at Phase 2 (commercial and goverment-owned) properties in January 2002. The January 2002 FUSRAP Update provides an overview of these actions. The basis for the removal actions is presented in more detail in an Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (MISS-156). The authority for the removal actions is presented in a supporting Action Memorandum (MISS-157).
 Original condition of the first Phase 2 property to be cleaned up. |
 Soil removal underway. |
 Soil being loaded for transport offsite. |
 Technicians taking radiological measurements beneath historic Lodi Brook culvert. |
 The property with nearby residences in the background. |
 Managing groundwater during excavation is a challenge, especially in winter. |
 The property following remediation and site restoration. |
 November 2004 photos showing ongoing remediation spanning portions of four properties at the FUSRAP Maywood site. |
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