Fairfield Coal Gasification Plant

Superfund site in Fairfield, IA · EPA ID IAD981124167

Fairfield Coal Gasification Plant is a Superfund site in Fairfield, IA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include CADMIUM, CARCINOGENIC POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (CPAH), CHROMIUM, CYANIDE. At Fairfield Coal Gasification 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
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
Yes
Federal facility
No
EPA region
07
County
Jefferson

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • Cadmium
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chromium
  • Cyanide
  • Lead
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Sediment

  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Cadmium
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chromium
  • Cyanide
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Selenium

Soil

  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Cadmium
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chromium
  • Cyanide
  • Lead
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Surface Water

  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Cadmium
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chromium
  • Cyanide
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Selenium

Location

101 S 7TH ST, Fairfield, IA 52556

Latitude 41.0062, longitude -91.9724

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