Memphis Defense Depot (Dla)

Superfund site in Memphis, TN · EPA ID TN4210020570

Memphis Defense Depot (Dla) is a Superfund site in Memphis, TN on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE, 1,2-DICHLOROETHENE (CIS AND TRANS MIXTURE). At Memphis Defense Depot (Dla), 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
No
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
Yes
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
04
County
Shelby

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Dieldrin
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Nickel
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Sediment

  • Arsenic
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Soil

  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Dieldrin
  • Lead
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Surface Water

  • Arsenic

Location

2163 AIRWAYS BLVD, Memphis, TN 38114

Latitude 35.093333, longitude -90.003333

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