Newsom Brothers/Old Reichhold Chemicals, INC.

Superfund site in Columbia, MS · EPA ID MSD980840045

Newsom Brothers/Old Reichhold Chemicals, INC. is a Superfund site in Columbia, MS on the EPA National Priorities List (Deleted from the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE, ARSENIC, BENZENE, BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE. At Newsom Brothers/Old Reichhold Chemicals, 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
04
County
Marion

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Chromium(Vi)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Sediment

  • Aroclor 1254
  • Benzene
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chloroform
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Naphthalene
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Phenol
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Soil

  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • Benzene
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chloroform
  • Copper
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dioxins And Dibenzofurans
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Naphthalene
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Solid Waste

  • Organics

Surface Water

  • Arsenic
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Toluene

Location

WADE ST & PEARL ST, Columbia, MS 39429

Latitude 31.244719, longitude -89.826939

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