Uravan Uranium Project (Union Carbide Corp.)

Superfund site in Uravan, CO · EPA ID COD007063274

Uravan Uranium Project (Union Carbide Corp.) is a Superfund site in Uravan, CO on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include ALPHA GROSS, ALUMINUM, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC. At Uravan Uranium Project (Union Carbide Corp.), the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Yes
Groundwater migration under control
Yes
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
Yes
Federal facility
No
EPA region
08
County
Montrose

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • Alpha Gross
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Cyanide
  • Fluoride
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Nitrate
  • Nitrite
  • Radium-226
  • Radium-228
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Sulfate
  • Thallium
  • Thorium-230
  • Uranium
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Soil

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Lead
  • Molybdenum
  • Nickel
  • Radium-226
  • Selenium
  • Thorium-230
  • Uranium
  • Uranium-238
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Location

NEAR URAVAN ON HWY 141, Uravan, CO 81422

Latitude 38.369015, longitude -108.747527

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