Hanscom Field/Hanscom Air Force Base

Superfund site in Bedford, MA · EPA ID MA8570024424

Hanscom Field/Hanscom Air Force Base is a Superfund site in Bedford, MA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include BENZENE, NAPHTHALENE, TOLUENE, (E)-1,3-DICHLORO-1-PROPENE. At Hanscom Field/Hanscom Air Force Base, 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
Yes
EPA region
01
County
Middlesex

Contaminants of concern

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

Free-phase NAPL

  • Benzene
  • Naphthalene
  • Toluene

Groundwater

  • (E)-1,3-Dichloro-1-Propene
  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2,4-Dichlorophenol
  • 2-Methoxy-2-Methylpropane (Mtbe)
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • Acetone
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Butan-2-Ylbenzene
  • Cadmium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Manganese
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Propylbenzene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Tph)
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Sediment

  • Aroclor 1248
  • Arsenic
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Chlordane
  • Chrysene
  • Copper
  • Endosulfan Sulfate
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Silver
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene

Surface Water

  • Barium
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese

Location

HARTWELL AVENUE, Bedford, MA 01730

Latitude 42.470666, longitude -71.289444

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