Dover Air Force Base

Superfund site in Dover, DE · EPA ID DE8570024010

Dover Air Force Base is a Superfund site in Dover, DE on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE. At Dover Air Force Base, the EPA has NOT determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
No
Groundwater migration under control
No
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
03
County
Kent

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2-Hexanone
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 4-Chloro-3-Methylphenol
  • Alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Bis(2-Chloroethoxy) Methane
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Cobalt
  • Delta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Dieldrin
  • Endosulfan Ii
  • Endosulfan Sulfate
  • Endrin Aldehyde
  • Endrin Ketone
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane)
  • Heptachlor
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • N,N-Dipropylnitrous Amide
  • Nickel
  • Phenanthrene
  • Potassium
  • Sodium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene

Soil

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 4-Chloro-3-Methylphenol
  • 4-Methyl-2-Pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)
  • Acetone
  • Alpha-Chlordane
  • Alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Aroclor 1016
  • Aroclor 1248
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Chrysene
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Cobalt
  • Delta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Dieldrin
  • Endosulfan I
  • Endosulfan Ii
  • Endosulfan Sulfate
  • Endrin
  • Endrin Ketone
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Gamma-Chlordane
  • Gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane)
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Naphthalene
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene
  • Silicon
  • Silver
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Tph)
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Location

RTE 113, Dover, DE 19901

Latitude 39.127781, longitude -75.466669

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