W.R. Grace & Co., INC. (Acton Plant)
Superfund site in Acton, MA · EPA ID MAD001002252
W.R. Grace & Co., INC. (Acton Plant) is a Superfund site in Acton, 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, 2-METHOXY-2-METHYLPROPANE (MTBE). At W.R. Grace & Co., INC. (Acton 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
- Yes
- Federal facility
- No
- 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
- 2-Methoxy-2-Methylpropane (Mtbe)
- Antimony
- Arsenic
- Benzene
- Beryllium
- Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
- Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
- Cadmium
- Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
- Chromium
- Copper
- Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
- Ethylbenzene
- Formaldehyde
- Lead
- Manganese
- Nickel
- Toluene
- Trichloroethene
- Zinc
Sediment
- Arsenic
- Manganese
Soil
- 1,1-Dichloroethene
- Arsenic
- Benzene
- Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
- Cadmium
- Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
- Ethylbenzene
- Formaldehyde
- Toluene
Location
50 INDEPENDENCE RD, Acton, MA 01720
Latitude 42.45055, longitude -71.427781