Berks Sand Pit

Superfund site in Longswamp Township, PA · EPA ID PAD980691794

Berks Sand Pit is a Superfund site in Longswamp Township, PA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE). At Berks Sand Pit, 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
Berks

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trichloroethane (Mixed Isomers)

Sediment

  • 1,1-Dichloroethane

Surface Water

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene

Location

UNOBTAINABLE, Longswamp Township, PA 19539

Latitude 40.4646, longitude -75.6273

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