North Cavalcade Street

Superfund site in Houston, TX · EPA ID TXD980873343

North Cavalcade Street is a Superfund site in Houston, TX on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1'-BIPHENYL, 1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE, 1,2-DIHYDROACENAPHTHYLENE, 2,4-DIMETHYLPHENOL. At North Cavalcade Street, 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
No
Federal facility
No
EPA region
06
County
Harris

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1'-Biphenyl
  • 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2,4-Dimethylphenol
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 2-Methylphenol (O-Cresol)
  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • 9h-Carbazole
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Anthracene
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chrysene
  • Dibenzofuran
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Fluorine (F2)
  • Naphthalene
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phenol
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Pyrene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Sediment

  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Soil

  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Anthracene
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Cpah)
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Copper
  • Fluoranthene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Lead
  • Naphthalene
  • Phenanthrene
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Pyrene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Location

NE OF CAVALCADE AND MAURY/BTWN BH&T RR, Houston, TX 77009

Latitude 29.806669, longitude -95.349169

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