EPA proposes natural-breakdown plan for perchlorate at Newfield Superfund site

NEWFIELD, N.J. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed relying on natural processes, along with long-term monitoring and restrictions on new wells, to address perchlorate contamination in groundwater at the Shieldalloy Corp. Superfund site in Newfield, Gloucester County. The contamination also affects groundwater in neighboring Vineland, the agency...