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United States

Environ menial Protection

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National Priorities List (NPL)

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OLEM/OSRTI
Washington, DC 20460

September 2021

PIONEER METAL FINISHING INC

Franklinville, New Jersey

Gloucester County

(?) Site Location:

The Pioneer Metal Finishing Inc (Pioneer) site is a former electroplating facility located at 2034 Coles Mill Road,
Franklinville, Gloucester County, New Jersey. The site is situated in southwestern New Jersey, within the Atlantic Coastal
Plain.

Site History:

Pioneer began operation as an electroplating facility in 1955 and discharged untreated waste from the facility from that
time until the mid- to late-1970s. Wastes reportedly consisted of metallic salts, untreated process sludge, rinse water,
cleaning solutions, and plating wastes that were discharged into an unlined trench leading to an adjacent wetland southeast
of the plant. From the mid- to late-1970s to 1981, facility effluent was treated prior to discharge. In 1981, a closed loop
system was installed and discharge of wastewater ceased. Only non-contact cooling water has been discharged since
1981 under a New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) Permit. Electroplating activities ceased
around 2005 and the facility is currently used for powder coating operations.

1 Site Contamination/Contaminants:	

Sampling by the EPA and Pioneer indicates that soil adjacent to the Pioneer facility and sediment within the adjacent
wetland are contaminated with chromium, copper, and nickel at levels above human health-based screening levels and/or
ecological risk levels. Soil is also contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

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