American Creosote Works, INC. (Winnfield Plant)

Superfund site in Winnfield, LA · EPA ID LAD000239814

American Creosote Works, INC. (Winnfield Plant) is a Superfund site in Winnfield, LA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1'-BIPHENYL, 1,2-DIHYDROACENAPHTHYLENE, 1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE, 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE. At American Creosote Works, INC. (Winnfield 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
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
06
County
Winn

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1'-Biphenyl
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1-Methylnaphthalene
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 3-Methylphenol (M-Cresol)
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Anthracene
  • Benzene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene Equivalents (Bapeq)
  • Chrysene
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Naphthalene
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Sludge

  • Pentachlorophenol

Soil

  • 1,1'-Biphenyl
  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Tcdd)
  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Tcdd) Toxicity Equivalents (Teq)
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene Equivalents (Bapeq)
  • Naphthalene
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, High Molecular Weight (Hpahs)
  • Trichlorophenol (Mixed Isomers)

Location

1006 FRONT STREET, Winnfield, LA 71483

Latitude 31.918611, longitude -92.634722

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