Eastern Diversified Metals

Superfund site in Hometown, PA · EPA ID PAD980830533

Eastern Diversified Metals is a Superfund site in Hometown, PA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS), ZINC, 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE. At Eastern Diversified Metals, 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
Schuylkill

Contaminants of concern

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

Air

  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Zinc

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • Benzene
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chloroform
  • Copper
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Manganese
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Sediment

  • Aluminum
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Copper
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Zinc

Soil

  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Dioxins (Chlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
  • Dioxins And Dibenzofurans
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Zinc

Solid Waste

  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Dioxins (Chlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
  • Dioxins And Dibenzofurans
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Trichloroethene
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • Copper
  • Manganese
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Trichloroethene
  • Zinc

Location

LIBERTY STREET, Hometown, PA 18522

Latitude 40.829439, longitude -75.9975

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