The city of Houston is located in the southeast portion of the state of Texas. Residential areas are adjacent to the east, west, and north sides of the site.
Industrial areas are adjacent to the south side of the site.
Primary operations included manufacturing specialty molds and casting specialty steel parts. Can-Am reportedly purchased 4,236 drums of spent catalyst material from refineries and chemical plants, and stored the drums on the leased portion of the site. By 1988, the catalyst recycling operations ceased, and the stored drums were abandoned on site. Samples were collected by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission in 1994. These samples revealed elevated concentrations of arsenic, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, and nickel in the drum storage areas and an on-site landfill.