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

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