County Report for LEHIGH County, PA

Maps Locating Potential Sources of Land Contamination

• Superfund Sites in LEHIGH County, PA

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Rank facilities in LEHIGH County or counties in PENNSYLVANIA by pounds of TRI chemicals released to land

Environmental Justice Analysis for LEHIGH County

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Data Summary

Number of sites on the National Priority List (Superfund):	4
Number of Superfund sites that have contaminated or threatened drinking water sources:	A mimimum of 4 sites
Remedial Assessment Not Begun:	0 sites
Emergency Removal of Contaminants / Remedial Assessment Not Begun:	0 sites
Study Underway:	0 sites
Remedy Selected:	0 sites
Design Underway:	0 sites
Construction Underway:	0 sites
Construction Completed:	4 sites
Number of facilities releasing TRI chemicals to land:	1
Pounds of TRI chemicals released to land:	26
Number of facilities injecting TRI chemicals underground:	0

Most Common Contaminants in LEHIGH County

Detected at Superfund sites:	VINYL CHLORIDE	List all
Released to land at TRI facilities:	ZINC COMPOUNDS	List all

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Links

EPA Site Information

• NPL Fact Sheets
• Record of Decision (ROD) Abstracts
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) Hazardous Waste Site Information
• NPL Site 5 Year Reviews

 

Scorecard reports on:

• Toxic Chemical Releases from Industrial Facilities (TRI)
• Criteria Air Pollutants
• Hazardous Air Pollutants