Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Northwest Lagoon)

Superfund site in Independence, MO · EPA ID MO3213890012

Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Northwest Lagoon) is a Superfund site in Independence, MO on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE. At Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Northwest Lagoon), 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
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
07
County
Jackson

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2,3-Trichloropropane
  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2-Propenenitrile (Acrylonitrile)
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Butyl Benzyl Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Copper
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dibromochloromethane
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Nitrotoluene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Styrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Voc
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Soil

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 1,2-Dimethylbenzene (O-Xylene)
  • 1,3-Dimethylbenzene (M-Xylene)
  • 1,4-Dimethylbenzene (P-Xylene)
  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Cadmium
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Copper
  • Cumene
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Metals
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Uranium-238
  • Zinc

Location

JCT OF HWY 7 & HWY 78, Independence, MO 64050

Latitude 39.103, longitude -94.2783

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