Hocomonco Pond

Superfund site in Westborough, MA · EPA ID MAD980732341

Hocomonco Pond is a Superfund site in Westborough, MA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,2-DIHYDROACENAPHTHYLENE, 2,4-DIMETHYLPHENOL, 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE, 2-METHYLPHENOL (O-CRESOL). At Hocomonco Pond, 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
Worcester

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2,4-Dimethylphenol
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 2-Methylphenol (O-Cresol)
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Chromium
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Naphthalene
  • Phenanthrene

Sediment

  • 2-Chlorophenol
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Anthracene
  • Arsenic
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Fluoranthene
  • Naphthalene
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene

Soil

  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Anthracene
  • Arsenic
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Fluoranthene
  • Naphthalene
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenazopyridine
  • Pyrene

Surface Water

  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 2-Methylphenol (O-Cresol)
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Anthracene
  • Benzene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Chrysene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Naphthalene
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene

Location

FISHER ST, Westborough, MA 01581

Latitude 42.272781, longitude -71.650831

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