Environmental advocates in Toms River, New Jersey are challenging a $500,000 settlement with German chemical company BASF over years of toxic waste dumping.
Environmental advocates in Toms River, New Jersey , are challenging a settlement over years of toxic waste dumping that increased childhood cancer rates.Conservation organization Save Barnegat Bay and the township of Toms River are suing to overturn the $500,000 deal between the state and German chemical company BASF , arguing it undervalues the extensive environmental harm caused by the site, which they estimate to be a staggering $1 billion.
Newsweek has reached out to BASF and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for additional comment.Known at the time as Ciba-Geigy, BASF began flushing chemicals into the Toms River during the 1950s. They were the town's biggest employer at the time.Over 47,000 drums of toxic waste were also buried in the ground.The extent of pollution created in the area is still being cleaned up to this day.The DEP reached a settlement with BASF in 2022 after years of negotiation.BASF agreed to pay $500,000 and carry out nine environmental restoration projects over the next 20 years. These projects include wetlands restoration, walking trails, boardwalks, and an environmental education center.Ciba-Geigy began operations in Toms River in 1952, producing dyes, pigments, and plastics. Over decades, the land in this area became severely contaminated.Between 1979 and 1995, the state health department found 87 children in Toms River were diagnosed with cancer. Rates of childhood cancers and leukemia in girls were significantly elevated compared to state averages, though no similar trend was observed in boys. While the health department's studies stopped short of directly linking the illnesses to Ciba-Geigy's waste, the company paid $13.2 million to settle claims from 69 affected families.The DEP describes the settlement as a restorative effort rather than one focused on monetary compensatio
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