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===Big Brook Park=== This site is being addressed through state and local department and funds and is not a superfund clean-up site. In 1997, the Monmouth County Park System bought {{convert|378|acre|km2}} of the closed [[Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital]] land. The intent is to create a regional park, similar to [[Holmdel Park]].<ref name=NT2007>Corrigan, Kevin. [https://www1.gmnews.com/2007/04/04/development-of-park-is-slow-to-take-shape/ "Development of park is slow to take shape; Monmouth County bought Marlboro tract from state years ago"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227154809/https://www1.gmnews.com/2007/04/04/development-of-park-is-slow-to-take-shape/ |date=December 27, 2019 }}, ''News Transcript'', April 4, 2007. Accessed January 20, 2018. "The area, designated Big Brook Park by the Monmouth County Park System, was purchased by the county from the state in 1997 for $4 million. The land was once part of the former Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital.... Eventually, the park system would like to convert the area into a regional park, similar to Holmdel Park. Such a designation would require that 20 percent of the park be developed with visitor amenities such as bathrooms and playgrounds, while allowing the other 80 percent to remain undeveloped."</ref> It is also expected to be home to part of the [[Henry Hudson Trail]].<ref>[http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/page.aspx?Id=2525 Henry Hudson Trail], Monmouth County Park System. Accessed June 1, 2015.</ref> The plans for the property have not been completed, in part due to potential environmental contamination.<ref>Staff. [http://politickernj.com/2007/06/karcher-secures-funding-for-environmental-study-of-marlboro-hospital/ "Karcher Secures Funding for Environmental Study of Marlboro HospitalRead more at Karcher Secures Funding for Environmental Study of Marlboro Hospital"], [[PolitickerNJ]], June 7, 2007. Accessed September 29, 2015.</ref> Preliminary environmental studies by Birdsall Engineering found [[asbestos]] and [[Soil contamination|oil contamination]] on the grounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theweirdusmessageboard.yuku.com/topic/2720/t/Marlboro-gets-rights-to-hospital-property.html |title=Marlboro gets rights to hospital property in Weird N.J. - The Magazine Forum |date=October 9, 2008 |publisher=Theweirdusmessageboard.yuku.com |access-date=November 24, 2011}}</ref> The land is contaminated with [[arsenic]], reportedly a byproduct of farming.<ref name=NT2007/> In an attempt to further classify the contamination, the Luis Berger Group has done further testing on this site. They are reporting that the arsenic found on the site is "actually a naturally occurring condition in local and regional soil in this area". Additionally they reported that the site contamination found in the prior study was caused by a number of factors, including a former septic system (Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital discharged the effluent from the hospital into Big Brook<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mysite.verizon.net/sknowlton2/marl3.htm|title=History of Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital|work=verizon.net|access-date=2013-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902024905/http://mysite.verizon.net/sknowlton2/marl3.htm|archive-date=2014-09-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>), pesticide mixing building, fuel oil underground storage tank, and construction debris. This evaluation made the following recommendations to the NJDEP: *Tank storage closure and removal—Excavation of surficial soils along with post excavation sampling *Removal of septic systems *Asbestos abatement *Wetlands restoration
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