Frontera Creek

Superfund site in Rio Abajo, PR · EPA ID PRD980640965

Frontera Creek is a Superfund site in Rio Abajo, PR on the EPA National Priorities List (Deleted from the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include ACETONE, DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE), ETHYLBENZENE, MERCURY. At Frontera Creek, 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
02
County
Humacao

Contaminants of concern

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

Air

  • Acetone
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Mercury
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Sediment

  • 1,3-Dimethylbenzene (M-Xylene)
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • Acetone
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chloromethane
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Mercury

Soil

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Lead
  • Mercury

Surface Water

  • 1,3-Dimethylbenzene (M-Xylene)
  • 4-Methyl-2-Pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)
  • Acetone
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Mercury
  • Toluene

Location

RIO ABAJO NEAR ROUTE 3, KM 76.9 - 78.6, Rio Abajo, PR 00661

Latitude 18.15195, longitude -65.790281

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