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Edison-Industrial Site

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Site LocationEdison, NJ
Site TypeManufacturing Site
Start Datena
GeologyFractured bedrock, specifically Brunswick Shale. 4 to 6 feet of soil comprised of silt and clay over bedrock
Media TreatedFractured Bedrock
Contaminant TreatedTCA, TCE, DCA, DCE, chloroethane, vinyl chloride
Initial Contaminant ConcentrationMaximum TCA concentration: 37,000 mg/L; 10,000
Final Contaminant ConcentrationDecreased to a level below minimum detection limit; ethane concentration in well 1 steadily increased
Type of NanoparticlenZVI (OnMaterial's Z-loy)
Length of Operation13 months

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