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EPA Superfund Program: SYNCON RESINS,
SOUTH KEARNY, NJ

EPA's Superfund Program: Making a Visible Difference

The 15-acre Syncon Resins site is located in South Kearny, New Jersey. The
Syncon Resins facility produced alkyd resin carriers for pigments, paints and
varnish products. In the production process, excess xylene or toluene was
separated from the wastewater and reused in subsequent reactions. Remaining
wastewater was pumped to an unlined lagoon to evaporate or percolate into the
soil. Investigations of the site found extensive contamination of the groundwater,
soil, buildings, vessels and tanks. After immediate actions to protect human
health and the environment, the site's long-term remedy was put in place. By
removing all of the 55-gallon drums and securing the site, the threat of exposure
to hazardous materials has been greatly reduced. The site's groundwater
treatment system is currently operating. Current human exposures at the site are
under control.

TOPICS IN FOCUS

Protecting Human Health

Protecting The Environment

•	EPA's Involvement at this Site

•	What is the current site status?

•	What's being done to protect human health and the
environment?

• Staying Informed and Involved

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What are the risks at the site?

SITE STATUS

Construction
Complete?

No

Human Exposure
Status

Under Control

Contaminated Ground
Water Status

Under Control

Site-Wide Ready for
Anticipated Use?

Stay Updated

Regional News

Public Participation Opportunities:

There are no meetings or comment periods scheduled at this time.
Public Information Repositories

Site Reports and Documents

•	No published Administrative Record documents currently available.

•	Additional Reports and Documents

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Site Facts

NPL Status: Final
Street Address:

77 JACOBUS AVE, SOUTH KEARNY, NJ 07032
Congressional District: 08
EPA ID: NJD064263817
Contaminant Information

Site Contacts:

•	Community Involvement Coordinator (CIC):

Wanda Ayala
(212) 637-3676

•	Remedial Project Manager (RPM):

Pamela Baxter
(212) 637-4416

Last updated on September 17, 2016

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Contaminants of Concern at
SYNCON RESINS

(EPA ID: NJD064263817)

The data and content on this page were last updated on Saturday, September
17, 2016.

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for this Site

AdditionalSite Documents

OtherNames

Contaminantsof Concern

OperableUnits

The chemical substances (i.e., hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants)
listed below were identified as contaminants of concern (COC) for the site.

COCs are the chemical substances found at the site that the EPA has determined
pose an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment. These are the
substances that are addressed by cleanup actions at the site. Identifying COCs is
a process where the EPA identifies people and ecological resources that could be
exposed to contamination found at the site, determines the amount and type of
contaminants present, and identifies the possible negative human health or
ecological effects that could result from contact with the contaminants.

see glossary for definitions of contaminated media and operable units (OUs) »

The following ATSDR Profile links exit the site Eii!

Area

CAS Contaminant Contaminated of Site

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75-34-3

90-12-0

12672-
29-6

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THANE

2-METHYLNAPH
THALENE

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Ground Water

Ground Water

AROCLOR-1248 Ground Water

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REMEDY ATSDR Profile
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7440-38-
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7440-38-
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Contaminant
Name

Contaminated
Media

ARSENIC

Area

of Site More
Found Information
(OU)

INTERIM

Buildings/Structures REMEDY ATSDR. Profile
(01)

ARSENIC

ARSENIC

Ground Water

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INTERIM

REMEDY \ 1 s )R Profile
(01)

FINAL

REMEDY AI SDR Profile
(02)

ARSENIC

Soil

BARIUM

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INTERIM

REMEDY .\ 1 s )R Profile
(01)

iTBD- BASE NEUTRAL
100000002 ACIDS

INTERIM

REMEDY \ I SDR Profile
(01)

INTERIM

Buildings/Structures REMEDY
(01)

TBD-

BASE NEUTRAL

00000002 ACIDS

TBD- BASE NEUTRAL
00000002 ACIDS

71-43-2 BENZENE
71-43-2 BENZENE

Ground Water

Soil

Ground Water

Soil

INTERIM
REMEDY
(01)

INTERIM
REMEDY

(01)

FINAL

REMEDY ATSDR Profile

(02)

FINAL

REMEDY \ 1 s DR Profile
(02)

1205-99-2 B*NZO(B)FLUO
I	~ RANTHENE

56-55-3

Soil

FINAL
REMEDY
(02)
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REMEDY
(02)

INTERIM

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INTERIM

RANTHENE

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Name	Media

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NE

Area

of Site More
Found Information
(OU)

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REMEDY ATSDR Profile
(02)

mQ Qn _ CHLOROBENZE _
108-90-7	Soil

NE

INTERIM

REMEDY AI SDR Profile
(01)

J67-66-3 CHLOROFORM Soil
7440-47-

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REMEDY . \ 1 s )R Profile
(01)

INTERIM

CHROMIUM Buildings/Structures REMEDY A i SDR Profile

(01)

7440-47-

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Ground Water

FINAL

REMEDY A: s DR Profile
(02)

7440-47-

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CHROMIUM

Soil

INTERIM

REMEDY \ 1 s DR Profile
(01)

218-01-9 CHRYSENE Soil
Dl-N-BUTYL PH

84-74-2

125321-
22-6

THALATE

D1CHLOROBENZ
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MERS)

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7439-92-

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LEAD

INTERIM

REMEDY ATSDR Profile
(01)

INTERIM
REMEDY

(01)

FINAL

REMEDY ATSDR Profile

(02)

INTERIM

REMEDY ATSDR Profile

(01)

FINAL

REMEDY ATSDR Profile

(02)

FINAL

REMEDY \ I SDR Profile
(02)

INTERIM

Buildings/Structures REMEDY ATSDR Profile
(01)

Soil

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REMEDY
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INTERIM
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Soil

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LORIDE

Ground Water

INTERIM
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108-10-1

M1BK

Liquid Waste

REMEDY
(01)

INTERIM



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NAPHTHALENE

Ground Water

REMEDY
(01)

INTERIM

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Soil

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91-20-3

NAPHTHALENE

Soil

REMEDY
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CAS Contaminant Contaminated of Site More
##	Name	Media	Found Information

(OU)

INTERIM

Ground Water REMEDY AT SDR Profile

108-88-3 TOLUENE

(01)

108-88-3 TOLUENE

FINAL

Groundwater REMEDY SDR Profile
(02)

108-88-3 TOLUENE	Liquid Waste

INTERIM

REMEDY A I SDR Profile
(01)

108-88-3 TOLUENE

Soil

INTERIM

REMEDY \ 1 s DR Profile
(01)

108-88-3 TOLUENE

Soil

FINAL

REMEDY \ I SDR Profile
(02)

8001-35- ,
2

,79-01-6

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TOXAPHENE Soil

FINAL

REMEDY \ I SDR Profile
(02)

TRICHLOROETH
YLENE

INTERIM

Groundwater REMEDY \:SDR Profile
(01)

INTERIM

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1330-20-
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1330-20-
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7440-66-

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(01)

INTERIM

VOC	Buildings/Structures REMEDY

(01)

VOC

XYLENE

Soil

XYLENE	Liquid Waste

XYLENE

XYLENES

XYLENES

ZINC

INTERIM
REMEDY
(01)

INTERIM

Ground Water REMEDY AT SDR Profile
(01)

INTERIM

REMEDY \ 1 s DR Profile
(01)

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(01)

FINAL

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(02)

FINAL

Soil	REMEDY \ i s DR Profile

(02)

INTERIM

Buildings/Structures REMEDY ATSDR Profile

(01)

Soil

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CAS

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7440-66-
6

7440-66-
6

7440-66-
6

Contaminant
Name

Contaminated
Media

More

Information

ZINC

ZINC

Ground Water

Liquid Waste

Area
of Site
Found
(OU)

INTERIM

REMEDY ATSDR Profile
(01)

INTERIM
REMEDY
(01)

ATSDR Profile

ZINC

Soil

INTERIM
REMEDY
(01)

ATSDR Profile

About CAS #

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) is a division of the American Chemical
Society. CAS builds and maintains the largest and most current database of
chemical substance information in the world. These chemical substances are
labeled with CAS Registry Numbers® (CASRNs or CAS Numbers) and are used
internationally as unique numeric identifiers for a single substance. They have no
chemical significance and, because they are widely used, are a link to a wealth of
information about a specific chemical substance. They are provided here for
reference purposes to hopefully aide you in researching the respective chemical.
For more information, visit the CAS Web site.

About ATSDR

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is an agency of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ATSDR is charged under the
Superfund law (CERCLA) to assess the presence and nature of health hazards at
specific Superfund sites, to help prevent or reduce further exposure and the
illnesses that result from such exposures, and to expand the knowledge base about
health effects from exposure to hazardous substances. ATSDR maintains a series
of fact sheets and profiles about contaminants of concern commonly found at
Superfund sites. Links to these resources are provided above when available. For
more information, visit the ATSDR Web site.

About EPA's IRIS

The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), prepared and maintained by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), is an electronic database
containing information on human health effects that may result from exposure to
various chemicals in the environment. IRIS was initially developed for EPA staff
in response to a growing demand for consistent information on chemical
substances for use in risk assessments, decision-making and regulatory activities.
The information in IRIS is intended for those without extensive training in
toxicology, but with some knowledge of health sciences. For more information,
visit the EPA IRIS Web site.

About EPA's SRS

The Substance Registry System (SRS) is the Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA) central system for information about regulated and monitored substances.
The system provides a common basis for identification of chemicals, biological
organisms, and other substances listed in EPA regulations and data systems, as
well as substances of interest from other sources, such as publications. The
system does not provide health hazard information at this time. For more
information, visit the EPA SRS Web site.	c

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