Butler Mine Tunnel
Superfund site in Pittston Township, PA · EPA ID PAD980508451
Butler Mine Tunnel is a Superfund site in Pittston Township, PA on the EPA National Priorities List (Deleted from the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,3-DICHLOROBENZENE, 1-BROMO-4-PHENOXYBENZENE, BENZENE, BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE. At Butler Mine Tunnel, the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.
EPA status
- National Priorities List
- Deleted from 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
- Luzerne
Contaminants of concern
Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.
Liquid Waste
- 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
- 1-Bromo-4-Phenoxybenzene
- Benzene
- Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
- Carbon Tetrachloride
- Chloroform
- Cyanide
- Di-N-Octyl Phthalate
- Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
- Diethyl Phthalate
- Dimethyl Phthalate
- Ethylbenzene
- Petroleum
- Toluene
- Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
Location
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, Pittston Township, PA 18640
Latitude 41.3268, longitude -75.7899