Onondaga Lake

Superfund site in Syracuse, NY · EPA ID NYD986913580

Onondaga Lake is a Superfund site in Syracuse, NY on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 2,3,7,8-TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN (TCDD) TOXICITY EQUIVALENTS (TEQ), AROCLOR 1248, AROCLOR 1254, AROCLOR 1260. The EPA has not published a human-exposure determination for Onondaga Lake.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Not reported
Groundwater migration under control
Insufficient Data
Construction complete
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
02
County
Onondaga

Contaminants of concern

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

Fish Tissue

  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Tcdd) Toxicity Equivalents (Teq)
  • Aroclor 1248
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Dieldrin
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Iron
  • Mercury
  • Methylmercury Dicyandiamide
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Selenium
  • Tetrachlorodibenzofuran (Tcdf)
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
  • 2,4-Dichlorophenol
  • 2,4-Dimethylphenol
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 2-Chlorophenol
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 2-Methylphenol (O-Cresol)
  • 2-Nitrophenol
  • 3,5,5-Trimethylcyclohex-2-En-1-One
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • 4-Nitrophenol
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acetone
  • Alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chloride
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Copper
  • Cumene
  • Cyanide
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Heptachlor
  • Hexachloro-1,3-Butadiene
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Naphthalene
  • Nitrobenzene
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Pyrene
  • Sodium
  • Styrene
  • Sulfate
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Other

  • Mercury

Sediment

  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Tcdd) Toxicity Equivalents (Teq)
  • 2-Methylphenol (O-Cresol)
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chlordane
  • Chlorinated Dioxins And Furans
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dichlorobenzene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Dieldrin
  • Endosulfan (I Or Ii)
  • Endrin
  • Heptachlor
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Methylmercury Dicyandiamide
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Selenium
  • Tetrachlorodibenzofuran (Tcdf)
  • Thallium
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1,2-Dimethylbenzene (O-Xylene)
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,3-Dimethylbenzene (M-Xylene)
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dimethylbenzene (P-Xylene)
  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Tcdd) Toxicity Equivalents (Teq)
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 2-Methylphenol (O-Cresol)
  • 3-Nitroaniline
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acetone
  • Alpha-Chlordane
  • Aluminum
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1016
  • Aroclor 1242
  • Aroclor 1248
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chlordane
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chromium
  • Chromium (Iii)
  • Chromium(Vi)
  • Chrysene
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Copper
  • Cyanide
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Dichlorobenzene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Dieldrin
  • Endosulfan (I Or Ii)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Heptachlor
  • Heptachlor Epoxide
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Metals
  • Methylmercury Dicyandiamide
  • Methylphenol (Cresol Mixed Isomers)
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • P,P'-Ddt
  • Pesticides
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Pyrene
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin (Tcdd) Toxicity Equivalents (Teq)
  • Antimony
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Cadmium
  • Chloride
  • Chromium
  • Chromium(Iii) Sulfate
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Methylmercury Dicyandiamide
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Sodium
  • Thallium

Location

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Latitude 43.069444, longitude -76.208056

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