U.S. Radium Corp.

Superfund site in Orange, NJ · EPA ID NJD980654172

U.S. Radium Corp. is a Superfund site in Orange, NJ on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include RADIUM-226, RADON AND ITS DECAY PRODUCTS, RADIOACTIVE, RADIUM-226. At U.S. Radium Corp., 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
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
Yes
Federal facility
No
EPA region
02
County
Essex

Contaminants of concern

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

Air

  • Radium-226
  • Radon And Its Decay Products

Debris

  • Radioactive
  • Radium-226
  • Radon
  • Radon And Its Decay Products

Groundwater

  • Radium-226
  • Radium-228
  • Radon-222
  • Thorium-230
  • Uranium-234
  • Uranium-235
  • Uranium-238

Soil

  • Cadmium
  • Radioactive
  • Radionuclides
  • Radium-226
  • Radon
  • Radon And Its Decay Products
  • Thorium-230
  • Thorium-232
  • Uranium-238
  • Vanadium Pentoxide

Soil Gas

  • Radioactive
  • Radon
  • Radon And Its Decay Products

Location

ALDEN & HIGH STS AND OTHER ADDRESSES, Orange, NJ 07050

Latitude 40.781389, longitude -74.228611

Show this site on the map →