Novak Sanitary Landfill

Superfund site in South Whitehall Township, PA · EPA ID PAD079160842

Novak Sanitary Landfill is a Superfund site in South Whitehall Township, PA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include (E)-1,3-DICHLORO-1-PROPENE, 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE. At Novak Sanitary Landfill, 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
03
County
Lehigh

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • (E)-1,3-Dichloro-1-Propene
  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,3-Dichloropropene (Ez Mixture)
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Bromodichloromethane
  • Cadmium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Dibromochloromethane
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Leachate

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • Acetone
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Diethyl Phthalate
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Naphthalene
  • Potassium
  • Selenium
  • Sodium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Sediment

  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Cyanide
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Metals
  • Nickel
  • Potassium
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Thallium
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Soil

  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Calcium
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Cyanide
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Metals
  • Nickel
  • Potassium
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Sodium
  • Thallium
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • Acetone
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chromium
  • Copper
  • Diethyl Phthalate
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Magnesium
  • Manganese
  • Naphthalene
  • Potassium
  • Selenium
  • Sodium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Location

PARKLAND TERRACE RD & LAPP RD, South Whitehall Township, PA 18104

Latitude 40.6332, longitude -75.5611

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