Koppers Co., INC. (Charleston Plant)
Superfund site in Charleston, SC · EPA ID SCD980310239
Koppers Co., INC. (Charleston Plant) is a Superfund site in Charleston, SC on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include CREOSOTE, BENZENE, BENZO[A]PYRENE, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS). At Koppers Co., INC. (Charleston Plant), 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
- 04
- County
- Charleston
Contaminants of concern
Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.
Free-phase NAPL
- Creosote
Groundwater
- Benzene
- Benzo[A]Pyrene
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
Sediment
- Arsenic
- Benzo[A]Pyrene
- Chromium
- Copper
- Dieldrin
- Dioxins (Chlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
- Dioxins And Dibenzofurans
- Lead
- Pentachlorophenol
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
Soil
- Arsenic
- Benzo[A]Pyrene
- Dioxins (Chlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
- Lead
- Pentachlorophenol
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
Surface Water
- Arsenic
- Benzo[A]Pyrene
- Dieldrin
- Dioxins (Chlorinated Dibenzodioxins)
- Dioxins And Dibenzofurans
- Lead
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
Location
CHARLESTON HEIGHTS, Charleston, SC 29405
Latitude 32.822083, longitude -79.958333