Castle Air Force Base (6 Areas)

Superfund site in Merced, CA · EPA ID CA3570024551

Castle Air Force Base (6 Areas) is a Superfund site in Merced, CA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE, 1,2-DIBROMOETHANE. The EPA has not published a human-exposure determination for Castle Air Force Base (6 Areas).

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
Merced

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane
  • 1,2-Dibromoethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Bromodichloromethane
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chloromethane
  • Chrysene
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Dichlorodifluoromethane
  • Diesel Fuel
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Gasoline
  • Hexachloro-1,3-Butadiene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Naphthalene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Soil

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzo[B,E][1,4]Dioxin (Ocdd)
  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzo[B,E][1,4]Dioxin (Hpcdd)
  • 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Aluminum
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Butyl Benzyl Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Copper
  • Di-N-Octyl Phthalate
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Dieldrin
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Leachate
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Molybdenum
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Phenanthrene
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Pyrene
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Styrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Total Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Teph)
  • Trichloroethene
  • Trichlorofluoromethane
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Location

CASTLE AFB, Merced, CA 95342

Latitude 37.367361, longitude -120.5636

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