Yeoman Creek Landfill

Superfund site in Waukegan, IL · EPA ID ILD980500102

Yeoman Creek Landfill is a Superfund site in Waukegan, IL on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include ARSENIC, BENZENE, BERYLLIUM, BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE. At Yeoman Creek Landfill, 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
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
05
County
Lake

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Pentachlorophenol

Landfill Gas

  • Benzene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Leachate

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • Acetone
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Zinc

Sediment

  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Zinc

Soil

  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • Acetone
  • Cyanide

Location

1011 WASHINGTON STREET, Waukegan, IL 60085-5428

Latitude 42.388889, longitude -87.848611

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