Fort Devens

Superfund site in Fort Devens, MA · EPA ID MA7210025154

Fort Devens is a Superfund site in Fort Devens, MA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE, 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE. At Fort Devens, 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
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
01
County
Middlesex

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chromium
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Copper
  • Dichlorobenzene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mineral Oils
  • Nickel
  • Nitrate
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Sodium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Sediment

  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 9h-Carbazole
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Copper
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mineral Oils
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Phenanthrene
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Potassium
  • Pyrene
  • Sodium
  • Toluene
  • Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Tph)
  • Vanadium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Solid Waste

  • Unexploded Ordnance (Uxo)

Surface Water

  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chloroform
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • P,P'-Dde
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Zinc

Location

BUENA VISTA ST, Fort Devens, MA 01433

Latitude 42.536111, longitude -71.596111

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