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

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