Brookhaven National Laboratory (Usdoe)

Superfund site in Upton, NY · EPA ID NY7890008975

Brookhaven National Laboratory (Usdoe) is a Superfund site in Upton, NY on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include ASBESTOS, LEAD, MERCURY, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS). At Brookhaven National Laboratory (Usdoe), 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
No
Construction complete
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
02
County
Suffolk

Contaminants of concern

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

Buildings/Structures

  • Asbestos
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Radioactive

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dibromoethane
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chloroethane
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Strontium
  • Strontium-90
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Trichlorofluoromethane
  • Tritium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Sediment

  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Silver
  • Zinc

Sludge

  • Cesium-137

Soil

  • Acetone
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Cesium-137
  • Chrysene
  • Europium-152
  • Mercury
  • Phenol
  • Plutonium-239/240
  • Radium-226
  • Strontium-90
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Tritium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Surface Water

  • Aluminum
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Zinc

Location

53 BELL AVE, Upton, NY 11961

Latitude 40.86, longitude -72.869583

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