Edwards Air Force Base

Superfund site in Edwards Afb, CA · EPA ID CA1570024504

Edwards Air Force Base is a Superfund site in Edwards Afb, CA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS), 1,2-DIMETHYLBENZENE (O-XYLENE), 1,3 (OR 1,4)-DIMETHYLBENZENE (M (OR P)-XYLENE), ETHYLBENZENE. The EPA has not published a human-exposure determination for Edwards Air Force Base.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Not reported
Groundwater migration under control
Not reported
Construction complete
Not reported
Sitewide ready for reuse
Not reported
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
09
County
Kern

Contaminants of concern

Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.

Debris

  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)

Free-phase NAPL

  • 1,2-Dimethylbenzene (O-Xylene)
  • 1,3 (Or 1,4)-Dimethylbenzene (M (Or P)-Xylene)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Trichloroethene

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2,3-Trichloropropane
  • 1,2-Dibromoethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dioxane
  • 2-Methoxy-2-Methylpropane (Mtbe)
  • Benzene
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Iron
  • Molybdenum
  • N-Nitrosodimethylamine
  • Naphthalene
  • Nitrate
  • Perchlorate
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Trichlorofluoromethane
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Cadmium
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium(Vi)
  • Chrysene
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Perchlorate
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Vanadium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Soil Gas

  • Benzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Location

AFFTC EDWARDS AFB, Edwards Afb, CA 93524

Latitude 34.949439, longitude -117.8857

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