Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter Plant)

Superfund site in Brainerd/Baxter, MN · EPA ID MND000686196

Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter Plant) is a Superfund site in Brainerd/Baxter, MN on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include BENZENE, CREOSOTE, PHENOL, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS). At Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter Plant), 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
Crow Wing

Contaminants of concern

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

Leachate

  • Benzene
  • Creosote
  • Phenol
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Sludge

  • Benzene
  • Creosote
  • Phenol
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Soil

  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Anthracene
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Chrysene
  • Creosote
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Naphthalene
  • Phenol
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Pyrene

Location

WEST CITY LIMITS, Brainerd/Baxter, MN 56401

Latitude 46.3532, longitude -94.2282

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