Ellsworth Air Force Base

Superfund site in Ellsworth Afb, SD · EPA ID SD2571924644

Ellsworth Air Force Base is a Superfund site in Ellsworth Afb, SD on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE). At Ellsworth Air Force Base, the EPA has NOT determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
No
Groundwater migration under control
No
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
08
County
Pennington

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 1,2-Dichloropropane
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 3-Chloroaniline
  • Aldrin
  • Alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Antimony
  • Benzene
  • Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Carbon Disulfide
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Heptachlor
  • Lead
  • N,N-Dipropylnitrous Amide
  • Nickel
  • Selenium
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Tph)
  • Trichloroethene
  • Voc
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Sediment

  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Prometon

Soil

  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Chrysene
  • Endrin Aldehyde
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Methoxychlor
  • Naphthalene
  • Prometon
  • Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (Svoc)
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Tph)
  • Trichloroethene
  • Voc
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Surface Water

  • Arsenic
  • Iron
  • Manganese
  • Nickel
  • Selenium

Location

28 BW/PA, 1958 Scott Drive, Ellsworth Afb, SD 57706

Latitude 44.151681, longitude -103.093332

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