Berry’s Creek
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Berry’s Creek is a heavily industrialized tidal creek in the New Jersey Meadowlands known for its significant environmental contamination and associated cleanup efforts.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tidal creek
ⓘ
water body ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Berry’s Creek Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Carlstadt, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Rutherford, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndhurst, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Berrys Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemImpact | contaminant bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemImpact | degraded wetland habitat ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalStatus | Superfund study area ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalCharacteristic |
estuarine
ⓘ
tidal ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasManagementPlan | EPA remedial investigation and feasibility study ⓘ |
| hasMouthLocation | Hackensack River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | Ventron/Velsicol chemical plant site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRegulator | United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemediationGoal |
reduce human exposure to contaminants
ⓘ
restore wetland and aquatic habitat quality ⓘ |
| hasSedimentCharacteristic |
high levels of PCBs in sediments
ⓘ
high levels of mercury in sediments ⓘ |
| hasUseLimitation | fish consumption advisories ⓘ |
| hasWaterQualityStatus | impaired ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chromium contamination
ⓘ
heavy industrialization along its banks ⓘ mercury pollution ⓘ polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contamination ⓘ severe environmental contamination ⓘ volatile organic compound contamination ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Jersey Meadowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Bergen County, New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInEcoregion | New Jersey Meadowlands wetlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Meadowlands Sports Complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MetLife Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedInOrNextTo | East Rutherford, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Berry’s Creek Study Area Superfund site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York–New Jersey Harbor Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollutionSource |
historic chemical manufacturing
ⓘ
industrial waste disposal ⓘ landfill operations in the Meadowlands ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency remediation program
ⓘ
long-term environmental cleanup efforts ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Hackensack River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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