Libby Ground Water Contamination

Superfund site in Libby, MT · EPA ID MTD980502736

Libby Ground Water Contamination is a Superfund site in Libby, MT on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,2-DIHYDROACENAPHTHYLENE. At Libby Ground Water Contamination, 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
Insufficient Data
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
08
County
Lincoln

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-Trifluoroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Anthracene
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Chromium
  • Chromium (Iii)
  • Chrysene
  • Copper
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene
  • Tetrachlorodibenzo[B,E][1,4]Dioxin (Tcdd) (Mixed Isomers)
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzofuran
  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzo[B,E][1,4]Dioxin (Ocdd)
  • 1,2,3,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzofuran
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2,3,4,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzofuran (Pecdf)
  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Tcdd)
  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Anthracene
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Heptachlorodibenzo[B,E][1,4]Dioxin (Hpcdd) (Mixed Isomers)
  • Hexachlorodibenzo[B,E][1,4]Dioxin (Hxcdd) (Mixed Isomers)
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Pentachlorodibenzo[B,E][1,4]Dioxin (Pecdd) (Mixed Isomers)
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Location

252 Port Blvd., Libby, MT 59923

Latitude 48.381158, longitude -115.539627

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