Commencement Bay, South Tacoma Channel

Superfund site in Tacoma, WA · EPA ID WAD980726301

Commencement Bay, South Tacoma Channel is a Superfund site in Tacoma, WA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE, 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE, 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE. The EPA has not published a human-exposure determination for Commencement Bay, South Tacoma Channel.

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
No
EPA region
10
County
Pierce

Contaminants of concern

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

Groundwater

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Benzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Chloroform
  • Cis-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Naphthalene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Tph)
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Landfill Gas

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethene
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Benzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Soil

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 4-(4-Amino-3-Chlorophenyl)-2-Chloroaniline
  • 9h-Carbazole
  • Aldrin
  • Aluminum
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Chloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Copper
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Toluene
  • Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (Tph)
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene
  • Voc
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2-Dichloroethane
  • Benzene
  • Chloroethane
  • Chloroethene (Vinyl Chloride)
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Toluene
  • Xylene (Mixed Isomers)

Location

SOUTH TACOMA CHANNEL OF COMMEN, Tacoma, WA 98402

Latitude 47.229439, longitude -122.4714

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