New Bedford

Superfund site in New Bedford, MA · EPA ID MAD980731335

New Bedford is a Superfund site in New Bedford, MA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS), ARSENIC, CADMIUM, CHROMIUM. The EPA has not published a human-exposure determination for New Bedford.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Not reported
Groundwater migration under control
Not reported
Construction complete
Not reported
Sitewide ready for reuse
Not reported
Federal facility
No
EPA region
01
County
Bristol

Contaminants of concern

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

Fish Tissue

  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)

Sediment

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)

Location

ACUSHNET ESTUARY, New Bedford, MA 02740

Latitude 41.643171, longitude -70.919887

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