Nebraska Ordnance Plant (Former)

Superfund site in Mead, NE · EPA ID NE6211890011

Nebraska Ordnance Plant (Former) is a Superfund site in Mead, NE on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE, 1,3,5-TRINITROBENZENE, 1,4-DIOXANE, 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE. At Nebraska Ordnance Plant (Former), 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
No
EPA region
07
County
Saunders

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
  • 1,4-Dioxane
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Trichloroethene

Soil

  • 1,3,5,7-Tetranitro-1,3,5,7-Tetrazocane (Hmx)
  • 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
  • 1,3-Dinitrobenzene
  • 1-Methyl-2-Nitrobenzene
  • 1-Methyl-3-Nitrobenzene
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • N-Methyl-N,2,4,6-Tetranitroaniline (Tetryl)

Location

.5 MI E OF, Mead, NE 68041

Latitude 41.176669, longitude -96.453331

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