Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (Manufacturing Area)

Superfund site in Joliet, IL · EPA ID IL7213820460

Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (Manufacturing Area) is a Superfund site in Joliet, IL on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,3,5-TRINITROBENZENE, 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE, 2,4-DINITROTOLUENE, 2,6-DINITROTOLUENE. At Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (Manufacturing Area), 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
Yes
EPA region
05
County
Will

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
  • Antimony
  • Cadmium
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Iron
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Tetrachloroethene

Soil

  • 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
  • Arsenic
  • Beryllium
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Lead
  • N-Methyl-N,2,4,6-Tetranitroaniline (Tetryl)

Location

6MI S OF ELWOOD OFF RTE 53, Joliet, IL 60434

Latitude 41.3762, longitude -88.1563

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