Byron Salvage Yard

Superfund site in Byron, IL · EPA ID ILD010236230

Byron Salvage Yard is a Superfund site in Byron, IL on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE), 2-BUTANONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE). At Byron Salvage Yard, 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
Ogle

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • Acetone
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chloroform
  • Cyanide
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Nickel
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Zinc

Liquid Waste

  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)

Sediment

  • Trichloroethene

Soil

  • Arsenic
  • Beryllium
  • Copper
  • Cyanide
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Styrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Zinc

Solid Waste

  • Arsenic
  • Cyanide
  • Lead
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)

Surface Water

  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • Acetone
  • Benzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene

Location

NW1/4 SEC 13 T24N R10E, Byron, IL 61010

Latitude 42.081667, longitude -89.295833

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