Torch Lake

Superfund site in Houghton County, MI · EPA ID MID980901946

Torch Lake is a Superfund site in Houghton County, MI on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include ALUMINUM, ANTIMONY, ARSENIC, BARIUM. At Torch Lake, 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
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
05
County
Houghton

Contaminants of concern

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

Solid Waste

  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Butyl Benzyl Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Diethyl Phthalate
  • Fluoranthene
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Pyrene
  • Silver
  • Vanadium

Location

STE RTE 26 N OF QUINCY MILLS, Houghton County, MI 49934

Latitude 47.169719, longitude -88.397781

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