Kummer, Frank. “EPA to Clean up South Jersey Superfund Site That Emits ‘Harmful Vapors’ into

Homes, Businesses.” Https://Www.inquirer.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2 Aug. 2022,

https://www.inquirer.com/news/superfund-site-new-jersey-burlington-county-cinnaminson-20220802.html. 

A superfund site in South Jersey is contaminating the air and the land around it, and because of this the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency is going to clean up this land. The site is 400 acres and it is surrounded by neighborhoods and businesses. The article says that the contamination is spreading into the land and water surrounding the site. The remediation plan that has been put in place contains, “digging up soil and treating groundwater, some of which might be flowing into the nearby Delaware River.” Also, the “harmful vapors” that are being released by this site are very hazardous for the people living in the homes surrounding the site, and therefore it is completely necessary that this is monitored very closely and stopped. 

As the article states, the treatments the remediation plan calls for, “are necessary to protect human health or the environment from actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances into the environment.” Although this land has not already caused permanent damage to the environment, it is on track to if it is not restored. Catching on to hazardous areas like this early is very important because then you can monitor and stop anything more harmful to happen to its surroundings. The cleanup of this area will improve the living conditions for the nearby homes and the