Child cancer rates in Toms River, New Jersey, are higher than normal. Many residents believe this was caused by toxic waste being flushed into the town's waterways.
, which was then known as Dover Township, had been diagnosed with cancer from 1979 through 1995. A study determined the rates of childhood cancers and leukemia in girls in Toms River"were significantly elevated when compared to state rates." No similar rates were found for boys.
Mayor Maurice Hill said Toms River is known for two main things: winning the Little League World Series in 1998, and the Ciba-Geigy Superfund site, blamed by many residents for the town's elevated level of childhood cancer cases. "I have a friend that has five kids, and four out of the five have cancer," said Gloria Baier, whose father recently died from cancer."I swam in that water. There was this muck that was whitish and would float on top of the water. You'd pop your head up sometimes into this."You could see fish that had sores on them," added Jeff Fackenthal."You could see that it wasn't right.
In 1992, Ciba-Geigy paid $63.8 million to settle criminal charges that it illegally disposed of hazardous waste, and it and two other companies reached a $13.2 million settlement with 69 families whose children were diagnosed with cancer. and the environment," said company spokesperson Molly Birman."We look forward to implementing the restoration projects and opening new possibilities to encourage recreation, learning and community engagement at the site."
Diane Salkie, a project manager with the EPA who has been overseeing the cleanup since 2011, said a plume of contaminated groundwater is 40% smaller than it originally was, but it still extends underneath some residential communities.
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