There are currently no on-site activities at Lot 6. The site was added to EPA's Superfund National Priorities List in 1991. Also, the on-site ground water is contaminated with hydrocarbons, particularly xylene and toluene. These contaminants have the potential to cause liver and kidney damage. They cause cancer in mice.
Dioxin compounds can have harmful effects on human reproductive and immune systems.
The first area was contaminated with hydrocarbons. This is an innovative technology called land farming. It was successful in cleaning up about 1100 cubic yards of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. The second area of cleanup addressed soils contaminated with other chemicals, including sediments cleaned from yard drains and process drains, and 650 gallons of liquid waste that had been consolidated and staged during an earlier response action. This process places electrodes in the ground.