NYU School of Medicine will enlist the help of the Ramapough-Lenape tribe as “citizen scientists” in studies related to the adverse health effects caused by Ford Motor Co.’s Superfund site in Ringwood, NJ. Ford allegedly contaminated the site in the 1960s when it dumped industrial waste on the ground and in mines located in Ramapough residential areas. NYU researchers will distribute water testing kits and wearable airborne particle detectors to the residents, who the researchers believe are most knowledgeable about where the contaminated areas are located on the 500-acre site. NYU will also conduct blood testing to analyze health effects of the contamination; the data generated from such te
Residents of Gibbsboro filed a class action suit against Sherwin-Williams, alleging it caused a local cancer-cluster by dumping toxic waste in local landfills. The company had operated a paint and varnish manufacturing facility in Gibbsboro from 1930 to 1978, and allegedly dumped lead, arsenic, and benzene in several landfills throughout the town. The contaminated areas have been designated Superfund sites since 1999. The residents seek compensatory and punitive damages, medical monitoring, injunctive relief and litigation costs under New Jersey law and CERCLA. Brad Lafferty et. al. v. The Sherwin Williams Company, Inc., et al., No. 1:17-cv-06321-JHR-AMD (D.N.J. filed Aug. 22, 2017)) This is