Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Marshall Plant)

Superfund site in Marshall, IL · EPA ID ILD000814673

Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Marshall Plant) is a Superfund site in Marshall, IL on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,2-DIHYDROACENAPHTHYLENE, 9H-FLUORENE, BASE NEUTRAL ACIDS, BENZENE. At Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Marshall 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
05
County
Clark

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Base Neutral Acids
  • Benzene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chlordane
  • Chloroform
  • Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
  • Hexachloroethane
  • Lead
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Sediment

  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 3,5,5-Trimethylcyclohex-2-En-1-One
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Anthracene
  • Base Neutral Acids
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chlordane
  • Chloroform
  • Chrysene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
  • Hexachloroethane
  • Lead
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Phenylmethanol
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Pyrene

Soil

  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Alpha-Chlordane
  • Anthracene
  • Base Neutral Acids
  • Benzene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chlordane
  • Chrysene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Gamma-Chlordane
  • Heptachlor
  • Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
  • Hexachloroethane
  • Lead
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Pyrene
  • Toluene

Surface Water

  • Benzene
  • Chlordane
  • Chloroform

Location

RTE 1 1MI N OF MARSHALL, Marshall, IL 62441

Latitude 39.410831, longitude -87.699169

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