Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump

Superfund site in Ashland, MA · EPA ID MAD990685422

Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump is a Superfund site in Ashland, MA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 4-METHYLPHENOL (P-CRESOL), ACETONE, ALDRIN, ANTIMONY. At Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump, 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
No
Construction complete
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
01
County
Middlesex

Contaminants of concern

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

Fish Tissue

  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • Acetone
  • Aldrin
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Chlordane
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Dieldrin
  • Endosulfan (I Or Ii)
  • Heptachlor
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Methyl Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Nitrobenzene
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Phenol
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Thallium
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 2-Chlorophenol
  • 4-(4-Amino-3-Methylphenyl)-2-Methylaniline
  • 4-Chloroaniline
  • Aniline
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Benzidine
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Dieldrin
  • Heptachlor
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • N,N-Diphenylnitrous Amide
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethane (Mixed Isomers)
  • Trichloroethene

Sediment

  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Aluminum
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chromium
  • Chromium (Iii)
  • Chrysene
  • Copper
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dimethylmercury
  • Fluoranthene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Methyl Mercury
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Nitrobenzene
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene
  • Selenium
  • Thallium
  • Trichloroethene
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Sludge

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Lead
  • Mercury

Soil

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Lead
  • Mercury

Soil Gas

  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • Benzene
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Trichloroethene

Surface Water

  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • Aluminum
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Silver
  • Trichloroethene
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Location

MEGUNKO RD, Ashland, MA 01721

Latitude 42.258611, longitude -71.473611

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