North Carolina Superfund (NPL) Sites
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Location: Jacksonville, Onslow County
Narrative: Former dry cleaning facility that buried some wastes and discharged others into a septic system, resulting in soil and groundwater contamination.
Contaminants: 1,2-Dichloroethene · Tetrachloroethene · Trichloroethene · Vinyl Chloride
Aberdeen Contaminated Groundwater
Location: Jacksonville, Onslow County
Narrative: Groundwater contamination that may have originated from a former manufacturing facility nearby.
Contaminants: Trichloroethene
Location: Aberdeen, Moore County
Narrative: A pesticide formulation company operated at the property for more than fifty years, resulting in soil, sediment, surface water, and groundwater contamination.
Contaminants: Benzene · DDE · DDT · Dibromochloropropane · Ethylbenzene · Toluene · Toxaphene · Xylenes
Location: Waynesville, Haywood County
Narrative: Parts of this orchard were sold for residential use. EPA subsequently removed and replaced the top foot of soil from 28 residences due to pesticide contamination and performed other related activities. Groundwater monitoring is ongoing.
Contaminants: DDD · DDT · Dieldrin · Endrin · Hexachlorocyclohexane · Lead arsenate
Location: Waynesville, Haywood County
Narrative: Until the early 1980s, the facility mixed and packaged materials, including paint thinners, solvents, sealants, cleaners, and other products. Facility operations and a subsequent fire contaminated soil and groundwater.
Contaminants: Heavy Metals · PAHs · Pesticides · VOCs
Location: Arden, Buncombe County
Contaminants: Heavy Metals · PAHs · VOCs
Bypass 601 Ground Water Contamination
Location: Concord, Cabarrus County
Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base
Location: Jacksonville, Onslow County
Contaminants: Metals · PAHs · PCBs · Pesticides · VOCs
Location: Fayetteville, Cumberland County
Contaminants: Arsenic · Chromium · Copper · PAHs
Location: Fayetteville, Cumberland County
Contaminants: PCBs · VOCs
Celanese Corp. (Shelby Fiber Operations)
Location: Shelby, Cleveland County
Contaminants: PAHs · VOCs
Charles Macon Lagoon & Drum Storage
Location: Cordova, Richmond County
Contaminants: Benzene · PAHs · Tetrachloroethene · Trichloroethene · Vinyl Chloride
Location: Swannanoa, Buncombe County
Contaminants: Metals · SVOCs · VOCs
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Location: Havelock, Craven County
Contaminants: Metals · PAHs · VOCs
Location: Oxford, Granville County
Contaminants: Copper · Manganese · Tetrachloroethane · Trichloroethene
Location: Asheville, Buncombe County
Contaminants: 1,1-Dichloroethene · cis-1,2-Dichloroethene · 1,1,1-Trichloroethane · Trichloroethene · Vinyl Chloride
Location: Gastonia, Gaston County
Contaminants: Chloroform · 1,1-Dichloroethene · MTBE · Tetrachloroethene · Trichloroethene
Location: Statesville, Iredell County
Contaminants: Pesticides · VOCs
Location: Washington, Beaufort County
Contaminants: Chlordane · DDT · Mercury · VOCs
Geigy Chemical Corp. (Aberdeen Plant)
Location: Aberdeen, Moore County
Contaminants: Pesticides · VOCs
General Electric Co/Shepherd Farm
Location: East Flat Rock, Henderson County
Contaminants: Metals · PCBs · Tetrachloroethene · Trichloroethene · Vinyl Chloride
Location: Roxboro, Person County
Contaminants: Benzene · 1,1-Dichloroethene · 1,2-Dichloroethene · Tetrachloroethene · Toluene · 1,1,1-Trichloroethane · Trichloroethene · Xylenes
Location: Gastonia, Gaston County
Contaminants: Tetrachloroethene · Trichloroethene · VOCs
Location: Yadkinville, Yadkin County
Contaminants: Creosote · PAHs · VOCs
Location: Wilmington, New Hanover County
Contaminants: Metals · PCBs · Pesticides · SVOCs · VOCs
Location: Belmont, Gaston County
Contaminants: Heavy Metals · VOCs
JFD Electronics/Channel Master
Location: Oxford, Granville County
Contaminants: Cyanide · Chromium · Metals · VOCs
Location: Navassa, Brunswick County
Contaminants: Creosote · PAHs
Location: Morrisville, Wake County
Contaminants: 2,4-Dichlorophenol · Dioxins · Pentachlorophenol
National Starch & Chemical Corp.
Location: Salisbury, Rowan County
Contaminants: Metals · PAHs · VOCs
NC State University (Lot 86,Farm Unit #1)
Location: Raleigh, Wake County
Contaminants: Heavy Metals · PAHs · PCBs · Pesticides · Radionuclides · VOCs
Location: Belmont, Gaston County
Contaminants: Tetrachloroethene
Location: Jefferson, Ashe County
Contaminants: Arsenic · Copper · Mercury · Zinc
Potter's Septic Tank Service Pits
Location: Sandy Creek, Brunswick County
Contaminants: Benzene · Chromium · Ethylbenzene · Lead · Naphthalene · Tetrachloroethene · Toluene · Trichloroethene · 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene · 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene · Xylenes
Location: Charlotte, Mecklenberg County
Contaminants: Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate · Pesticides · Petroleum hydrocarbons · Trichloroethene
Location: Statesville, Iredell County
Contaminants: Arsenic · 1,4-Dichlorobenzene · Manganese · Mercury
Location: Raleigh, Wake County
Contaminants: PCBs
Location: Riegelwood, Columbus County
Contaminants: Acetone · Arsenic · Formaldehyde · Lead · Metals · Pesticides · SVOCs · VOCs
Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc.
Location: Charlotte, Mecklenberg County
Contaminants: Chlorobenzene · Ethylbenzene · Tetrachloroethene · Toluene · Trichloroethene · Xylenes
Deleted: 2012
New Hanover County Airport Burn Pit
Location: Wilmington, New Hanover County
Contaminants: Benzene · Chloroform · Chromium · 1,2-Dichloroethane · Ethylbenzene · Lead
Deleted: 2012
Location: Castle Hayne, New Hanover County
Contaminants: Heavy Metals · PAHs · VOCs
Deleted: 2018
Location: 210 Miles of North Carolina Roadside
Contaminants: PCBs
Deleted: 1986
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