Hooker Chemical & Plastics Corp./Ruco Polymer Corp.

Superfund site in Hicksville, NY · EPA ID NYD002920312

Hooker Chemical & Plastics Corp./Ruco Polymer Corp. is a Superfund site in Hicksville, NY on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 2-BUTANONE (METHYL ETHYL KETONE), 4-METHYL-2-PENTANONE (METHYL ISOBUTYL KETONE), ACETONE, ALUMINUM. At Hooker Chemical & Plastics Corp./Ruco Polymer 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
Nassau

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 4-Methyl-2-Pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)
  • Acetone
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chloromethane
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Di-N-Octyl Phthalate
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dieldrin
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Potassium
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Vanadium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Aluminum
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1248
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Bromodichloromethane
  • Butyl Benzyl Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Di-N-Octyl Phthalate
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Dimethyl Phthalate
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Potassium
  • Pyrene
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Styrene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Vanadium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Location

NEW SOUTH ROAD, Hicksville, NY 11801

Latitude 40.7575, longitude -73.504169

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