Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant

Superfund site in Grand Island, NE · EPA ID NE2213820234

Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant is a Superfund site in Grand Island, NE on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,3,5,7-TETRANITRO-1,3,5,7-TETRAZOCANE (HMX), 1,3,5-TRINITROBENZENE. At Cornhusker Army Ammunition 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
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
07
County
Hall

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-Trifluoroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,3,5,7-Tetranitro-1,3,5,7-Tetrazocane (Hmx)
  • 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
  • 1,3-Dinitrobenzene
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2-Amino-4,6-Dinitrotoluene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Chloride
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Nitrate/Nitrite
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Sulfate
  • Vanadium
  • Voc
  • Zinc

Location

6 MI W OF, Grand Island, NE 68802

Latitude 40.923331, longitude -98.4925

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