[CPEO-BIF] Nassau Smelting, Richmond Valley, New York

[Lenny Siegel]

Cleanup of former Nassau Smelting site to begin
Contaminated soil will be encased in an unbreakable plastic liner during 
the year-long project


By GLENN NYBACK
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
October 1, 2006

The lead, copper and zinc that contaminate the soil beneath the former 
Nassau Smelting and Refinery site in Richmond Valley have prevented the 
property from being used for anything.

The toxins, which have festered for decades, were discovered after 
several buildings on the site there were demolished 20 years ago. But 
after years of neglect, a new day is dawning on the 46-acre eyesore at 
the foot of the Arthur Kill.

A cleanup program, funded by Nassau's corporate predecessor Lucent 
Technologies, is scheduled to begin at the state brownfield site this 
week and could last up to a year.



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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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