Gowanus Canal
Superfund site in Brooklyn, NY · EPA ID NYN000206222
Gowanus Canal is a Superfund site in Brooklyn, NY on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE, BENZO(K)FLUORANTHENE, BENZO[A]ANTHRACENE, BENZO[A]PYRENE. The EPA has not published a human-exposure determination for Gowanus Canal.
EPA status
- National Priorities List
- Currently on the Final NPL
- Human exposure under control
- Not reported
- Groundwater migration under control
- Not a Groundwater Site
- Construction complete
- No
- Sitewide ready for reuse
- No
- Federal facility
- No
- EPA region
- 02
- County
- Kings
Contaminants of concern
Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.
Sediment
- Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
- Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
- Benzo[A]Anthracene
- Benzo[A]Pyrene
- Copper
- Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
- Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
- Lead
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
Location
BUTLER ST (BETWEEN BOND ST AND NEVINS ST, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Latitude 40.681639, longitude -73.987333