Army Creek Landfill

Superfund site in New Castle, DE · EPA ID DED980494496

Army Creek Landfill is a Superfund site in New Castle, DE on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include ZINC, 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, ARSENIC, BENZENE. At Army Creek 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
No
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
Yes
Federal facility
No
EPA region
03
County
New Castle

Contaminants of concern

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

Fish Tissue

  • Zinc

Groundwater

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Nickel
  • Zinc

Sediment

  • Arsenic
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Chromium
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Zinc

Location

RTE 13 + RTE 40, New Castle, DE 19720

Latitude 39.653061, longitude -75.608331

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