Ninth Avenue Dump

Superfund site in Gary, IN · EPA ID IND980794432

Ninth Avenue Dump is a Superfund site in Gary, IN on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include BENZENE, CYANIDE, ETHYLBENZENE, METALS. At Ninth Avenue Dump, 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
Insufficient Data
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.

Free-phase NAPL

  • Benzene
  • Cyanide
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Metals
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Groundwater

  • Base Neutral Acids
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Heptachlor
  • Lead
  • Metals
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Toluene
  • Total Dissolved Solids (Tds)
  • Trichloroethene

Location

7357 W NINTH AVE, Gary, IN 46402

Latitude 41.5934, longitude -87.429

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