Commencement Bay, Near Shore/Tide Flats

Superfund site in Tacoma, WA · EPA ID WAD980726368

Commencement Bay, Near Shore/Tide Flats is a Superfund site in Tacoma, WA on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include ARSENIC, CADMIUM, CHROMIUM, LEAD. The EPA has not published a human-exposure determination for Commencement Bay, Near Shore/Tide Flats.

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.

Air

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Nickel

Buildings/Structures

  • Arsenic
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Zearalenone

Debris

  • Arsenic
  • Lead

Fish Tissue

  • Arsenic
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Hexachloro-1,3-Butadiene
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Tetrachloroethene

Groundwater

  • Aniline
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium
  • Chromium(Vi)
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Mineral Oils
  • N,N-Diphenylnitrous Amide
  • Nickel
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Zinc

Liquid Waste

  • Benzene
  • Lead
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)

Other

  • Arsenic
  • Lead
  • Manganese

Sediment

  • 4-Methylphenol (P-Cresol)
  • Arsenic
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Hexachloro-1,3-Butadiene
  • Hexachlorobenzene
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Zinc

Soil

  • Aniline
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Benzene
  • Cadmium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs)
  • Silver
  • Thallium
  • Zinc

Surface Water

  • Aniline
  • Antimony
  • Arsenic
  • Beryllium
  • Cadmium
  • Chromium(Vi)
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Manganese
  • Mercury
  • Mineral Oils
  • N,N-Diphenylnitrous Amide
  • Nickel
  • Selenium
  • Silver
  • Thallium
  • Zinc

Location

ADJ TO RUSTON WAY & TIDEFLATS IND. AREA, Tacoma, WA 98421

Latitude 47.266667, longitude -122.416667

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