Pease Air Force Base

Superfund site in Portsmouth/Newington, NH · EPA ID NH7570024847

Pease Air Force Base is a Superfund site in Portsmouth/Newington, NH on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE. At Pease Air Force Base, 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
Yes
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
01
County
Rockingham

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,2-Dibromoethane
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1,2-Dimethylbenzene (O-Xylene)
  • 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2,4-Dimethylphenol
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 2-Methylphenol (O-Cresol)
  • 4-Chloro-3-Methylphenol
  • 4-Methyl-2-Pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Acetone
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Oxide
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Base Neutral Acids
  • Benzene
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Beryllium
  • Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Boron
  • Boron Oxide
  • Bromodichloromethane
  • Butan-2-Ylbenzene
  • Butyl Benzyl Phthalate
  • Butylbenzene
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chloromethane
  • Chromium
  • Chromium Compounds
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Cumene
  • Di-N-Octyl Phthalate
  • Dibromochloromethane
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dichlorodifluoromethane
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Diethyl Ether
  • Diethyl Phthalate
  • Dimethyl Phthalate
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane)
  • Heptachlor
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • N,N-Diphenylnitrous Amide
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Perfluorooctanoic Acid (Pfoa)
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Potassium
  • Propylbenzene
  • Pyrene
  • Selenium
  • Silicon
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Trichlorofluoromethane
  • Vanadium
  • Vanadium Pentoxide
  • Vanadium, Metal And/Or Alloy
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Sediment

  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Acetone
  • Alpha-Chlordane
  • Aluminum
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Boron
  • Boron Oxide
  • Butyl Benzyl Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dieldrin
  • Fluoranthene
  • Gamma-Chlordane
  • Gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane (Lindane)
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Phenanthrene
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Potassium
  • Pyrene
  • Selenium
  • Silicon
  • Sodium
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2,4-Dinitrophenol
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 3,5,5-Trimethylcyclohex-2-En-1-One
  • 4-(4-Amino-3-Chlorophenyl)-2-Chloroaniline
  • 4-Methyl-2-Pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)
  • 4-Nitrophenol
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Acetone
  • Alpha-Chlordane
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1242
  • Aroclor 1248
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Butyl Benzyl Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Copper
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dieldrin
  • Diethyl Ether
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Gamma-Chlordane
  • Heptachlor
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • N,N-Diphenylnitrous Amide
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Pyrene
  • Silicon
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Tin
  • Titanium Dioxide
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethane (Mixed Isomers)
  • Trichloroethene
  • Trichlorofluoromethane
  • Vanadium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Soil Gas

  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Surface Water

  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • Aluminum
  • Ammonia
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Boron
  • Butan-2-Ylbenzene
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Chlordane
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Copper
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Phenol
  • Potassium
  • Propylbenzene
  • Selenium
  • Silicon
  • Sodium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Zinc

Location

509 CSG/CC, Portsmouth/Newington, NH 03803

Latitude 43.080169, longitude -70.82125

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