Wamchem, INC.
Superfund site in Burton, SC · EPA ID SCD037405362
Wamchem, INC. is a Superfund site in Burton, SC on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE, 1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE, 2,4-DINITROTOLUENE. At Wamchem, INC., 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
- No
- Federal facility
- No
- EPA region
- 04
- County
- Beaufort
Contaminants of concern
Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.
Groundwater
- 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
- 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
- Acetone
- Benzene
- Naphthalene
- Toluene
- Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
Soil
- 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
- 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
- Acetone
- Benzene
- Naphthalene
- Toluene
- Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
Location
US HWY 21 N OF AIR BASE, Burton, SC 29902
Latitude 32.497219, longitude -80.741669