Patuxent River Naval Air Station

Superfund site in Patuxent River, MD · EPA ID MD7170024536

Patuxent River Naval Air Station is a Superfund site in Patuxent River, MD on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE. At Patuxent River Naval Air Station, 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
Insufficient Data
Construction complete
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
03
County
St. Mary'S

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2,3-Trichloropropane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Dieldrin
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Nickel
  • Potassium
  • Selenium
  • Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (Svoc)
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethane (Mixed Isomers)
  • Trichloroethene
  • Vanadium
  • Voc
  • Zinc

Sediment

  • Aroclor 1260
  • Lead
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Pesticides
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Soil

  • Aldrin
  • Alpha-Chlordane
  • Aluminum
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Dieldrin
  • Endrin
  • Gamma-Chlordane
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Methoxychlor
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Pentachlorobenzene
  • Pesticides
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Silver
  • Thallium
  • Vanadium

Soil Gas

  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Voc

Solid Waste

  • Unexploded Ordnance (Uxo)

Surface Water

  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Location

OPPOSITE LEXINGTON PARK (STATE HWY 235), Patuxent River, MD 20670

Latitude 38.270694, longitude -76.419444

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