Union Chemical Co., INC.

Superfund site in South Hope, ME · EPA ID MED042143883

Union Chemical Co., INC. is a Superfund site in South Hope, ME on the EPA National Priorities List (Deleted from the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE, 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN (TCDD), ARSENIC, BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE. At Union Chemical Co., INC., the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Deleted from 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
Knox

Contaminants of concern

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

Buildings/Structures

  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Tcdd)
  • Arsenic
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Chrysene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Arsenic
  • Chloroform
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Lead
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Sediment

  • Arsenic
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Chrysene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • Arsenic
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Chrysene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Nickel
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • Arsenic
  • Lead
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Zinc

Location

RTE 17, South Hope, ME 04862

Latitude 44.21444, longitude -69.189027

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