West Site/Hows Corners
Superfund site in Plymouth, ME · EPA ID MED985466168
West Site/Hows Corners is a Superfund site in Plymouth, ME on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,1,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE. At West Site/Hows Corners, 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
- Penobscot
Contaminants of concern
Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.
Groundwater
- 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
- 1,1-Dichloroethene
- 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
- Aroclor 1260
- Arsenic
- Benzene
- Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
- Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
- Dieldrin
- Manganese
- Tetrachloroethene
- Tetrahydrofuran
- Trichloroethene
Location
CAMBELL/SAWYER ROAD, Plymouth, ME 04969
Latitude 44.740278, longitude -69.182222