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Restoring a neighborhood: radium cleanup eases fears, rebuilds community
- Source :
- Public Works. July, 1993, Vol. 124 Issue 8, p52, 4 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- Camp Dresser and McKee Inc was contracted to conduct radon mitigation and soil remediation on radium-contaminated sites in Essex County, NJ. The sites were previously enmeshed in lengthy environmental cases which normally accompany soil-radiation scenarios. Besides fulfilling their mitigation and remediation duties, Camp Dresser and McKee also adopted a comprehensive environmental approach that integrated community relations into the project.<br />CONTAMINATED property is every homeowner's nightmare. That is even more true if the contamination is radioactive. But for the residents of the Montclair, West Orange, and Glen Ridge neighborhoods in [...]
Details
- ISSN :
- 00333840
- Volume :
- 124
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Public Works
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.14362789