Sikes Disposal Pits

Superfund site in Crosby, TX · EPA ID TXD980513956

Sikes Disposal Pits is a Superfund site in Crosby, TX on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include (E)-1,3-DICHLORO-1-PROPENE, 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,2-DICHLOROBENZENE. At Sikes Disposal Pits, 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
06
County
Harris

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • (E)-1,3-Dichloro-1-Propene
  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Naphthalene
  • Nickel
  • Phenol
  • Thallium
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethene

Sludge

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Benzene
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Naphthalene
  • Pyrene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethane (Mixed Isomers)

Soil

  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Benzene
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Naphthalene
  • Pyrene
  • Toluene
  • Trichloroethane (Mixed Isomers)

Surface Water

  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Anthracene
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Dibutyl Phthalate
  • Fluoranthene
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Pyrene
  • Toluene

Location

US HWY 90, Crosby, TX 77532

Latitude 29.881669, longitude -95.086669

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