Chromium cleanup workshop Thursday in Jersey City

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Chromium Cleanup Partnership is holding a workshop Thursday for Jersey City residents living near the former PPG Industries site.

The workshop will allow residents living within 400 feet of the cleanup sites to have their homes inspected for chromium contamination.

The partnership, lead by court-appointed Site Administrator Mike McCabe, is responsible for overseeing the cleanup of 20 chromium-contaminated sites in the county.

The partnership also includes the state Department of Environmental Protection, Jersey City and PPG officials.

PPG is responsible for cleaning up the sites, including a 16-acre parcel on Garfield Avenue.

McCabe will lead the workshop at Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center, 140 Martin Luther King Drive, Jersey City, at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, visit www.chromiumcleanup.com.

MELISSA HAYES