Lipari Landfill

The Lipari Landill is an inactive landfill on a 6-acre former gravel pit in Mantua Township, New Jersey, USA, that was used from 1958 to 1971 as a dump site for household and industrial wastes. Nicholas Lipari had operated a sand and gravel pit at the site. During the period from 1958 until 1971, the landfill accepted 46,000 barrels of chemicals, holding about 3 million  gallons of chemical and industrial garbage. The primary responsible party, who polluted the landfill with chemical waste, cleaned up off-site contamination. The site was drained with millions of gallons of water, nearby water bodies also had to have their water and soil filtered and cleaned at facilities. The toxins in the air affected nearby families reproduction by increasing chances of lower birth weights and studies show affects from the toxins in the children. This disaster was seen as the worst toxic dump in the United States.