Delaware Sand & Gravel Landfill

Superfund site in New Castle, DE · EPA ID DED000605972

Delaware Sand & Gravel Landfill is a Superfund site in New Castle, DE on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE, 1,3,5-TRIMETHYLBENZENE, 1,4-DIOXANE, 2-BUTANONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE). At Delaware Sand & Gravel Landfill, 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
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
03
County
New Castle

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,4-Dioxane
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 4-Methyl-2-Pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Cobalt
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Iron
  • Manganese
  • N,N-Dimethylaniline
  • Naphthalene
  • Phenol
  • Styrene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Soil

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 2-Methylphenol (O-Cresol)
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • Acetone
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1248
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Bis(2-Chloroisopropyl) Ether
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Copper
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Naphthalene
  • Phenol
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Styrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Location

229 GRANTHAM LANE, New Castle, DE 19720

Latitude 39.651389, longitude -75.602781

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