Naval Weapons Station - Yorktown

Superfund site in Yorktown, VA · EPA ID VA8170024170

Naval Weapons Station - Yorktown is a Superfund site in Yorktown, VA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,3-DINITROBENZENE, AROCLOR 1221, ARSENIC, CHLOROETHENE (VINYL CHLORIDE). At Naval Weapons Station - Yorktown, 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
Insufficient Data
Construction complete
No
Sitewide ready for reuse
No
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
03
County
York

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,3-Dinitrobenzene
  • Aroclor 1221
  • Arsenic
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chromium
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Iron
  • Manganese
  • Trichloroethene

Sediment

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
  • 1,3,5,7-Tetranitro-1,3,5,7-Tetrazocane (Hmx)
  • 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
  • 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2-Methylnaphthalene
  • 9h-Carbazole
  • 9h-Fluorene
  • Alpha-Chlordane
  • Aluminum
  • Anthracene
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Benzo(Ghi)Perylene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Fluoranthene
  • Gamma-Chlordane
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • P,P'-Ddd
  • P,P'-Dde
  • Phenanthrene
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Pyrene
  • Silver
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Soil

  • 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
  • 9h-Carbazole
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Benzo(B)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo(K)Fluoranthene
  • Benzo[A]Anthracene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Chrysene
  • Dibenzo(A,H)Anthracene
  • Indeno(1,2,3-Cd)Pyrene
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Thallium
  • Vanadium
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • 1,3,5,7-Tetranitro-1,3,5,7-Tetrazocane (Hmx)
  • 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
  • 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
  • 2,6-Dinitrotoluene
  • Aluminum
  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Cyanide
  • Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine (Rdx)
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Manganese

Location

US NAVAL WEAPONS STA, Yorktown, VA 23690

Latitude 37.245833, longitude -76.588889

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