Kalama Specialty Chemicals

Superfund site in Beaufort, SC · EPA ID SCD094995503

Kalama Specialty Chemicals is a Superfund site in Beaufort, SC on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, BENZENE, DICHLOROMETHANE (METHYLENE CHLORIDE). At Kalama Specialty Chemicals, 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

  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Benzene
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Sediment

  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • Antimony
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Chromium
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Soil

  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • Antimony
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Chromium
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Location

PO BOX 908, Beaufort, SC 29902

Latitude 32.4734, longitude -80.7401

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