Newtown Creek

Superfund site in Brooklyn, Queens, NY · EPA ID NYN000206282

Newtown Creek is a Superfund site in Brooklyn, Queens, NY on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include C19-C36 ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED DIOXINS AND FURANS, COPPER, LEAD. The EPA has not published a human-exposure determination for Newtown Creek.

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
Not reported

Contaminants of concern

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

Sediment

  • C19-C36 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
  • Chlorinated Dioxins And Furans
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Location

SOUTH END OF IVY HILL ROAD, Brooklyn, Queens, NY 11222

Latitude 40.715192, longitude -73.930762

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