RESTORATION OF AN ABANDONED GAS STATION IN NEW JERSEY USING BIOREMEDIATION: A CASE STUDY

A case study on the closure and restoration of a gas station in New Jersey is presented. The gas station was abandoned in 1998. This gas station is located in a protected area under the NJ Pinelands Protection Act where the underlying groundwater is classified as Class 1-PL (Pinelands Preservation Area). The previous owners abandoned the gas station due to economic pressures and left an underground storage tank (UST) system in the ground. The contaminated site was an abandoned gas station located in Mays Landing, NJ, that operated a gas station with two delivery pumps. The previous owner of the gas station was compelled to abandon the property circa 1990 with several USTs still on site due to economic pressure. (Paper presented at National Tank Conference - 22 held at Pittsburgh, PA, USA)