American Cyanamid Co

Superfund site in Bridgewater, NJ · EPA ID NJD002173276

American Cyanamid Co is a Superfund site in Bridgewater, NJ on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE, 1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,2-DIHYDROACENAPHTHYLENE, 9H-FLUORENE. At American Cyanamid Co, 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
02
County
Somerset

Contaminants of concern

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

Debris

  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acetone
  • Arsenic
  • Base Neutral Acids
  • Benzene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Groundwater

  • (E)-1,3-Dichloro-1-Propene
  • (Z)-1,3-Dichloro-1-Propene
  • 1,1'-Biphenyl
  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1,2-Dimethylbenzene (O-Xylene)
  • 1,3 (Or 1,4)-Dimethylbenzene (M (Or P)-Xylene)
  • 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1-Bromo-4-Phenoxybenzene
  • 1-Chloro-4-Phenoxybenzene
  • 1-Phenylethanone
  • 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
  • 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
  • 2,4-Dichlorophenol
  • 2,4-Dimethylphenol
  • 2,4-Dinitrophenol
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 2-Chloro-1-Phenylethanone
  • 2-Chloroaniline
  • 2-Chloronaphthalene
  • 2-Chlorophenol
  • 2-Hexanone
  • 2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol (4,6-Dinitro-O-Cresol)
  • 2-Methylaniline
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 2-Methylphenol (O-Cresol)
  • 2-Nitroaniline
  • 3,5,5-Trimethylcyclohex-2-En-1-One
  • 3-Nitroaniline
  • 4-(4-Amino-3-Chlorophenyl)-2-Chloroaniline
  • 4-Chloro-3-Methylphenol
  • 4-Chloroaniline
  • 4-Methyl-2-Pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)
  • 4-Nitroaniline
  • 4-Nitrophenol
  • 4-Phenylaniline
  • 9h-Carbazole
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Acetone
  • Aluminum
  • Aniline
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Benzene
  • Benzidine
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Chloroethoxy) Methane
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Bromodichloromethane
  • Bromoform
  • Bromomethane
  • Butyl Benzyl Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chloromethane
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Cumene
  • Cyanide
  • Cyclohexane
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dibromochloromethane
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Diethyl Ether
  • Diethyl Phthalate
  • Dimethyl Phthalate
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Hexachloro-1,3-Butadiene
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
  • Hexachloroethane
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Methylcyclohexane
  • Methylcyclohexanol (Mixed Isomers)
  • Methylphenol (Cresol Mixed Isomers)
  • N,N-Diphenylnitrous Amide
  • N,N-Dipropylnitrous Amide
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Phenylmethanol
  • Potassium
  • Pyrene
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Styrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Vanadium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Sludge

  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acetone
  • Aroclor 1242
  • Arsenic
  • Base Neutral Acids
  • Benzene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • N,N-Diphenylnitrous Amide
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Not Provided
  • Phenanthrene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,1'-Biphenyl
  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1,2-Dimethylbenzene (O-Xylene)
  • 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine
  • 1,3 (Or 1,4)-Dimethylbenzene (M (Or P)-Xylene)
  • 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1-Phenylethanone
  • 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
  • 2,4-Dichlorophenol
  • 2,4-Dimethylphenol
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 2-Chloronaphthalene
  • 2-Chlorophenol
  • 2-Hexanone
  • 2-Methylaniline
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 2-Methylphenol (O-Cresol)
  • 2-Nitroaniline
  • 2-Nitrophenol
  • 3,5,5-Trimethylcyclohex-2-En-1-One
  • 3-Nitroaniline
  • 4-Chloro-3-Methylphenol
  • 4-Chloroaniline
  • 4-Methyl-2-Pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • 4-Nitroaniline
  • 9h-Carbazole
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Acetone
  • Aluminum
  • Aniline
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Base Neutral Acids
  • Benzene
  • Benzidine
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Bromoform
  • Bromomethane
  • Butyl Benzyl Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chloride
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroform
  • Chloromethane
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Cumene
  • Cyanide
  • Cyclohexane
  • Di-N-Octyl Phthalate
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dibromochloromethane
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Diethyl Phthalate
  • Dimethyl Phthalate
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Methylcyclohexane
  • Methylphenol (Cresol Mixed Isomers)
  • N,N-Diphenylnitrous Amide
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Phenylmethanol
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Potassium
  • Pyrene
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Styrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Vanadium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Solid Waste

  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • Acetone
  • Anthracene
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Copper
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Lead
  • N,N-Diphenylnitrous Amide
  • N-Nitrosodimethylamine
  • Naphthalene
  • Nitrobenzene
  • Not Provided
  • Phenanthrene
  • Pyrene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Location

EASTON TURNPIKE, Bridgewater, NJ 08805

Latitude 40.555561, longitude -74.55945

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