Prewitt Abandoned Refinery

Superfund site in Prewitt, NM · EPA ID NMD980622773

Prewitt Abandoned Refinery is a Superfund site in Prewitt, NM on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, BENZENE, ETHYLBENZENE, LEAD. At Prewitt Abandoned Refinery, 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
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
06
County
Mckinley

Contaminants of concern

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

Free-phase NAPL

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Benzene
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Groundwater

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Benzene
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Soil

  • Asbestos
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Chrysene
  • Lead

Solid Waste

  • Benzene
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Location

US HWY 66, Prewitt, NM 87045

Latitude 35.3596, longitude -108.0348

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