"First Fingerprints" is the title of one of the chapters of Dan Fagin 's book "Toms River." Its content is about a company named Toms River Chemical Corporation that produced various dyes and infected the water supply by dumping waste into the ground. Toms River chemical corporation, or also known as Ciba, was the first to create harsh chemicals. They made their workers work under cruel and rough conditions. People had to endure strong and burning smells, the community wells were also affected, and the air was polluted. In addition, the chemicals, which were carcinogenic caused people to have different types of cancers. This corporation was the first to let other companies, such as Sandoz, come in and work for them because of all the