July 15, 2009 - Five decades after the first sludge, wastewater and spent pesticide containers were dumped into the Herceg Landfill on the border of Bushkill and Upper Nazareth townships, a toxic punch of contaminants is leaching into the groundwater and putting residents' health at risk.
"Back then, you did not perceive a danger from something that was a mile or so away,'' said Robert Grew, who has lived on Knauss Road, near the landfill, for 40 years. ''I don't think anyone foresaw a drinking water problem. But now it's only a matter of time until the chemicals spread.''
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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