Iowa Army Ammunition Plant

Superfund site in Middletown, IA · EPA ID IA7213820445

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant is a Superfund site in Middletown, IA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include URANIUM-234, URANIUM-234/235/238, URANIUM-235, URANIUM-238. At Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, 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
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
07
County
Des Moines

Contaminants of concern

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

Buildings/Structures

  • Uranium-234
  • Uranium-234/235/238
  • Uranium-235
  • Uranium-238

Groundwater

  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)

Soil

  • 1,3,5,7-Tetranitro-1,3,5,7-Tetrazocane (Hmx)
  • 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium(Vi)
  • Copper
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Potassium-40
  • Thallium
  • Uranium-234
  • Uranium-234/235/238
  • Uranium-235
  • Uranium-238

Solid Waste

  • Unexploded Ordnance (Uxo)

Location

HWY 79 OFF MIDDLETOWN RD, Middletown, IA 52638

Latitude 40.808331, longitude -91.246669

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