Picatinny Arsenal (Usarmy)

Superfund site in Rockaway Township, NJ · EPA ID NJ3210020704

Picatinny Arsenal (Usarmy) is a Superfund site in Rockaway Township, NJ on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE), BENZENE, CARBON TETRACHLORIDE. At Picatinny Arsenal (Usarmy), 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
02
County
Morris

Contaminants of concern

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

Air

  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • Benzene
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chloroform
  • Tetrachloroethene

Fish Tissue

  • Arsenic
  • Beryllium
  • Mercury
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-Trifluoroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Copper
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Heptachlor
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Phenol
  • Selenium
  • Sodium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Zinc

Sediment

  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Chromium
  • Dioxins (Chlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
  • Lead
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)

Soil

  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-Octachlorodibenzo[B,E][1,4]Dioxin (Ocdd)
  • 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzo[B,E][1,4]Dioxin (Hpcdd)
  • 1,2,3,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzo[B,E][1,4]Dioxin (Pecdd)
  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Tcdd)
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dieldrin
  • Dioxins And Dibenzofurans
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Thallium

Solid Waste

  • Unexploded Ordnance (Uxo)

Surface Water

  • Aluminum
  • Arsenic
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Sodium
  • Trichloroethene

Location

OFF RTE 15 DOVER NJ, Rockaway Township, NJ 07801

Latitude 40.916669, longitude -74.583339

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