Hanford 300-Area (Usdoe)

Superfund site in Benton County, WA · EPA ID WA2890090077

Hanford 300-Area (Usdoe) is a Superfund site in Benton County, WA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include AMERICIUM-241, COBALT-60, LEAD, PLUTONIUM-238. The EPA has not published a human-exposure determination for Hanford 300-Area (Usdoe).

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Not reported
Groundwater migration under control
Not reported
Construction complete
Not reported
Sitewide ready for reuse
Not reported
Federal facility
Yes
EPA region
10
County
Benton

Contaminants of concern

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

Debris

  • Americium-241
  • Cobalt-60
  • Lead
  • Plutonium-238
  • Plutonium-239
  • Plutonium-240
  • Thorium-232
  • Uranium
  • Uranium-234
  • Uranium-235
  • Uranium-238

Groundwater

  • Alpha Gross
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Nitrate
  • Trichloroethene
  • Tritium
  • Uranium

Soil

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethene (Cis And Trans Mixture)
  • 1,2-Ethanediol (Ethylene Glycol)
  • 2-Butanone (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)
  • 4-Methyl-2-Pentanone (Methyl Isobutyl Ketone)
  • Americium-241
  • Antimony
  • Aroclor 1016
  • Aroclor 1221
  • Aroclor 1232
  • Aroclor 1242
  • Aroclor 1248
  • Aroclor 1254
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Arsenic
  • Barium
  • Benzene
  • Benzo[A]Pyrene
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Carbon Tetrachloride
  • Cesium-137
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Chromium
  • Chromium(Vi)
  • Chrysene
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Cobalt
  • Cobalt-60
  • Copper
  • Cyanide
  • Ethyl Acetate
  • Europium
  • Europium-152
  • Europium-155
  • Fluoride
  • Hexachloro-1,3-Butadiene
  • Hexachloroethane
  • Iodine-129
  • Kerosene
  • Lead
  • Lithium
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Nickel
  • Nitrate
  • Plutonium-238
  • Plutonium-239
  • Plutonium-239/240
  • Plutonium-240
  • Plutonium-241
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Strontium
  • Strontium-90
  • Technetium-99
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Thallium
  • Thorium-232
  • Tin
  • Toluene
  • Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon -Diesel
  • Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon -Gasoline
  • Tributyl Phosphate
  • Trichloroethene
  • Tritium
  • Uranium
  • Uranium-233
  • Uranium-234
  • Uranium-234/235/238
  • Uranium-235
  • Uranium-238
  • Vanadium
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Solid Waste

  • Americium-241
  • Beryllium
  • Chromium
  • Cobalt-60
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Nickel
  • Plutonium-238
  • Plutonium-239
  • Plutonium-240
  • Tin
  • Uranium
  • Uranium-234
  • Uranium-235
  • Uranium-238

Location

300 AREA, Benton County, WA 99352

Latitude 46.3703, longitude -119.2752

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