NJ --- Is it "Cancer Valley"?

[commuter]

I read a post some where, saying NJ is very polluted and is called "Cancer Valley", the cancer rate is far higher than national average.

Is this true? What are the sources of pollutions, drug companies? Which counties are bad and which are good?

Most importantly, Does anyone know any websites that show the statistics?

The color of Hudson River by Newport really scares me.

[ejm]

NJ gets called a lot of things. Some people consider it to be the most derided state in the union, but I like it. I met a lot of great people when I moved here. It's definitely not the most environmentally-sound place on earth. If you want more information, google "superfund sites" and look around NJ.

And in regards to the Hudson, just stay out of it. :)

[cancerdotcom]

why do i have an uncontrollable urge to post on this tread

i cant seem to put my finger on it

c.c

[stellartois]

omg. guess what i found.

"Hudson County: 5th Worst Diesal Pollution in U.S. study shows (http://www.nj.com/cityjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1110449720130930.xml)

not ALL that surprised, but still!! :eek:

[Gaga]

society hill and port liberte were former toxic dumps. not sure about newport.

I wouldnt live in society hills if someone paid me to...now the townhouses there go for 400k...crazy!

[cornerhound]

Many of the housing developments along the Hudson River waterfront, like Jacobs Ferry and Bulls Ferry all the way up to Bergen County are built on contaminated land. I read the Jacobs Ferry prospectus a few years ago and it has a section detailing the land parcel's former use and the contaminants (e.g. heavy metals) in the soil. It also described the abatement procedures used --- I believe what they did was lay a thick sheet of plastic over the contaminated soil, and then they fill it over with a foot or two of new earth before laying concrete over it and building the condos on top of it. The procedure had to be approved by the EPA.

[Pacific Blues]

The waterfront area by Newark bay is really scary. I drove out there to take some photos of junkyards, scrap yards, etc. and the entire area just reeks of oil, chemicals, and solvents. Most marshes and canals in the area glistens with a rainbow film over its brackish water. I don't think anything can live in those waters. I visited a lot that had piles of truck parts like engines, axels, trannies, and the ground was completely saturated with dark, metallic oil. It would literally ooze out while you stepped on it. After a few hours, I started to get really nauseous from the smell that permeates the entire waterfront area so we left. I've never seen earth that was so sour.