Abstract
This article discusses the historical aspects of ocean dumping off the coast of New York City and New Jersey. Although dumping has been restricted at the old 12-mile site and moved to a 106-mile site, environmentalists are applying pressure to prohibit all ocean dumping. Environmental problems caused by the dumping are due primarily to metals, polychlorinated biphenyls, and petroleum hydrocarbons. Congress has passed legislation that would ban ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial wastes by December 1991 with penalty fees set for municipalities that fail to meet the deadline. The question of the environmental effects of land-based disposal of the highly toxic New York City sludge remains.
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