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Glen Rock NJ, questions are being raised over the Nabisco site demolition in Fair lawn and the abatement asbestos, and noise concerns . Glen Rock Council Member Paula Gilligan answers questions as to these issues:
Nabisco Demolition FAQs
Responses provided by Richard Bolan, Construction Official / Zoning Officer for Borough of Fair Lawn
Email Council Member Paula Gilligan at pgilligan@glenrocknj.net with questions.
What measures are being taken to address asbestos concerns during the demolition process?
The contractor continues to do abatement of areas scheduled for demolition. The State visits the site regularly. The contractor has air monitors and maintains records of asbestos removal and disposal. Worth noting is that the County Board of Health received an anonymous complaint regarding asbestos coming from the site. The contractor has sent me copies of the documentation and I requested he resend them again. During demolition the contractor wets the area to keep dust down (see attached photo). I am satisfied they are proceeding as discussed during our pre construction meetings.
What’s the status of the demolition permit?
Because there were some prior approvals lacking, the contractor was given only limited authorization to demolish with a plan which avoided the utility power core and no foundation. As a result of our meeting Bergen county soil permits were provided and the utility disconnects were discussed. Public service will not issue a disconnect letter until the conductors are removed. During our meeting the contractor represented that all power to the building has been removed and an air gap provided and public service submitted a letter saying conductor removal will begin on February 21st. It is my intention to release areas outside the utility core for demolition to include the foundation. Demolition should start quickly.
How will the noise be addressed?
I verified that work does not start before 7:00 am. I had required noise measurements and was told that the maximum reading was 85 DB with a background value of 65DB from the highway when there is no construction. 85 DB is similar to a noisy restaurant or heavy truck traffic. Seismic monitors have been installed in anticipation of demolition.
When will the implosion take place?
There are no firm dates, there has been no review of any plan since none has been submitted. The owner/contractor has been advised the public outreach will be the first topic of the implosion meeting. The first meeting regarding implosion will be with the Building Department. Subsequent meetings will include others including but not limited to the Police Department, Fire Prevention, Fire Department, Borough Administration and Glen Rock officials. The approximate implosion date is early April depending on the demolition progress of the other areas. Preliminarily the contractor has begun voluntary documentation of the structure adjacent to the tower area. Road closures and evacuations will take place prior to implosion. Implosion uses explosive charges to cut the pre-weakened steel allowing the weight of the building to collapse the structure.
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They always try to tell you what’s not in the dust. They need to tell you whats in the dust. Have you ever read an air monitoring report from an implosion? The dust cloud is mainly respirable silica, which is just as bad or worse as asbestos. It has the same pH as Liquid Drano and scars the lungs if inhaled. There’s also traces of heavy metals and the asbestos they couldn’t find /remove. If you’ve ever read an asbestos report they never use absolutes like “all”. They use wiggle words like “all identified” or “all discovered”
They always try to tell you what’s not in the dust. They need to tell you whats in the dust. Have you ever read an air monitoring report from an implosion? The dust cloud is mainly respirable silica, which is just as bad or worse as asbestos. It has the same pH as Liquid Drano and scars the lungs if inhaled. There’s also traces of heavy metals and the asbestos they couldn’t find /remove. If you’ve ever read an asbestos report they never use absolutes like “all”. They use wiggle words like “all identified” or “all discovered”
If all else fails, they can always change the name of this area of Fairlawn to East Palestine, NJ.
I could imagine the asbestos that’s around the pipes, that’s an old building. There’s definitely lead in the paint on the walls. Yes it might’ve been painted over but it’s still there.
They remove all the asbestos they can get to but not ALL the asbestos. There’s always some in there that they don’t know about and that gets swept up in the dust cloud. The dust cloud you can see isn’t the one that kills you it’s the smaller particles that you can’t see that are more respirable and lodge further down in your lungs
There’s a big problem that they never tell you about. When the carling Building was imploded in Canada they discovered that just 400 pounds of explosives contaminated 4,000 tons of debris, the site, the area around the site, the lake next to the site and a canal down river. It was contaminated with cancer causing chemicals called Phenols. The cleanup/decontamination cost over $12 Million
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/reevely-toxins-leaked-into-dows-lake-from-new-hospital-site-feds-say
Read the Chicago report and that was only a small chimney. Same Contractor telling the same fairy tales. “Pay no attention to the dust.” “It’s the best and safest way….”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/02/14/city-officials-knew-possible-consequences-of-hilco-demolition-disaster-in-little-village-watchdog-report/