Wild New Jersey Exclusive: Lead forces closure of Raritan Bay beaches

                        
                                                                            Laurence Harbor, N.J.                                     
                                               Photo credit: Dana Patterson, Edison Wetlands Association


Due to extremely high levels of lead contamination, USEPA called for the immediate closing of the western jetty near Cheesequake Creek in Old Bridge, a small beach north of the jetty in Sayreville and at the Laurence Harbor seawall.  To read the Star-Ledger article click here.


                                     


                                      


                            

Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 3/20/2009 12:59 PM
Categories: WNJ Exclusives
Tags: Lead New Jersey beaches edison wetlands sayreville laurence harbor USEPA lead contamination poison parts per million contamination rock NJ beaches children EPA closes beaches spiegel cheesequake Pb
 

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  • 3/27/2009 7:44 PM Thomas Vedenberger Sinclair 5th wrote:
    I found the article and photo's very disturbing. One must wonder how much time the human species has left. I believe I will get in my yacht and sail to the hamptons. Great work Edison Wetlands jeers to the NJDEP for not being expeditous in their mission.
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