Heleva Landfill

Superfund site in North Whitehall Twp, PA · EPA ID PAD980537716

Heleva Landfill is a Superfund site in North Whitehall Twp, PA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE). At Heleva 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

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • Acetone
  • Benzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Landfill Gas

  • 1,2-Dimethylbenzene (O-Xylene)
  • Benzene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene

Surface Water

  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Toluene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Location

Levans Road, North Whitehall Twp, PA 18037

Latitude 40.670831, longitude -75.5625

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