List of Superfund sites in Tennessee


This is a list of Superfund sites in Tennessee designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List.
The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. As of May 3, 2010, there were thirteen Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Tennessee and four Superfund Alternative sites. Two more sites have been proposed for entry on the list and six others have been cleaned up and removed from it.

Superfund sites

CERCLIS IDNameCountyReasonProposedListedConstruction
completed		Partially
deleted		Deleted
TND007018799American Creosote Works, MadisonGroundwater, surface water, soil and sediments were contaminated by VOCs, PAHs and heavy metals from former wood treatment operations.10/15/198406/10/198605/24/2000--
TND980729172Amnicola DumpHamiltonFormer dumping activities led to contamination by pesticides, PAHs, VOCs, heavy metals, PCBs, inorganic compounds and persistent organic pollutants, among other substances. Leachates had elevated levels of organic compounds and groundwater was contaminated by chromium, though municipal wells were unaffected.12/30/198209/08/198309/28/1993-04/30/1996
TND980468557Arlington Blending & PackagingShelbyOperations, spills and leakage at a pesticide processing facility led to soil contamination by chlordane, heptachlor, endrin, PCP and arsenic and shallow groundwater contamination by PCP and DCE. The site has been cleaned up and is now a neighborhood park.07/22/198707/24/1997--
TN8570024044Arnold Engineering Development Center Coffee and FranklinPCBs from the site have contaminated surface water, sediments and fish off-site. is on-site contamination by PCBs, trichloroethane, methyl chloride and toluene and spills of jet fuel, rocket fuel, CFCs, nitric acid and other substances have been reported.08/23/1994----
TND044062222Carrier Air Conditioning Co.ShelbyTwo spills contaminated soil with TCE and sediments in a wastewater lagoon were contaminatd by zinc and TCE. In July 1986, TCE was found in the municipal water plant, is close to the site.06/24/198402/21/199010/31/1995--
TND987768546Chemet Co.FayetteUnsecured slag piles from an antimony oxide plant contaminated soil, surface water and the fields of an adjacent school with lead, arsenic and antimony.01/18/199405/31/199405/15/1996-10/09/1996
TN0001890839Copper Basin Mining DistrictPolkAcidic drainage from waste materials has caused deforestation, leading to severe erosion, and led to high levels of metals in soil, sediments and surface water. Oils containing PCBs have leaked from abandoned transformers. Abandoned mine workings and deteriorating facilities and waste piles pose significant physical hazards.-----
TND980728992Gallaway PitsFayetteUnauthorized dumping in flooded former sand and gravel pits contaminated soil and surface water with pesticides, including chlordane and toxaphene, risking contamination of local private drinking water wells.12/30/198209/08/198307/18/1995-04/29/1996
TND987767795ICG Iselin Railroad YardMadisonSoil and sediment contamination by lead and VOCs, including vinyl chloride and benzene.05/10/199312/16/199403/29/2000-01/07/2002
TND073540783ICG ShelbySoil and groundwater are contaminated by metals, petroleum products, diesel fuel, and occasional solvents and pesticides. Contamination is not at a level to threaten worker health and groundwater contamination appears localized to the site.-----
TND980729115Lewisburg DumpMarshallConcerns were groundwater contamination, leachate generation and direct exposure to dumped industrial waste due to the deteriorating landfill cap.12/30/198209/08/198309/28/1993-01/07/2002
TND075453688Mallory Capacitor Co.WayneGroundwater and private drinking water wells contaminated by PCBs and VOCs, including TCE and DCE.01/22/198710/04/198909/24/1996--
TN4210020570Memphis Defense Depot ShelbyGround water, sediment, soil and surface water are contaminated by substances including arsenic, dieldrin, PAHs, PCBs, PCE and TCE from operations at the Depot, closed under BRAC.02/07/199210/14/1992---
TN0210020582Milan Army Ammunition PlantCarroll and GibsonGroundwater and soil contamination by TNT and RDX. The Memphis Sand Aquifer, supplies water to 9,000 people in Milan is contaminated.10/15/198407/22/1987---
TND980728836Murray-Ohio DumpLawrenceSoil and groundwater were contaminated by heavy metals, including chromium, hexavalent chromium, nickel and zinc and by VOCs including DCE, TCE and PCE from former industrial and municipal landfill operations.12/30/198209/08/198309/24/1998--
TNSFN0407047National FireworksShelbySoil is contaminated by arsenic, lead, zinc, chromium, dieldrin and PCBs and groundwater by PCE, TCE, DCE and perchlorate.-----
TND980558894North Hollywood DumpShelbySoil, groundwater, and pond sediments were contaminated with pesticides and heavy metals, including lead, copper and arsenic from former industrial waste dumping.12/30/1982|09/08/198307/01/1997-12/31/1997
TN1890090003Oak Ridge Reservation Roane and AndersonThe site consists of hundreds of contaminated areas inside and around the Reservation, including three large production facilities dating from the Manhattan Project: the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the former K-25 gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment plant and the Y-12 plant formerly enriched uranium by an electromagnetic method and now performs nuclear weapons and energy functions. Leakage from buried waste and former processing facilities has contaminated soil, groundwater, surface water and sediments with substances including base neutral acids, inorganic compounds, metals, PAHs, PCBs, pesticides, radioactive materials and VOCs. Contamination outside the Reservation is mainly of surface water and sediments.07/14/198911/21/1989---
TND096070396Ross Metals Inc.FayetteSoil and surface water were contaminated by lead from a former secondary smelter. Groundwater lead contamination is being treated.12/23/199604/01/199709/16/2004--
TND987790300Sixty One IndustrialShelbyFormer industrial activities led to groundwater contamination by vinyl chloride, TCE, PCE, antimony, arsenic, barium, iron, manganese and thallium.-----
TNN000407378Smalley-PiperShelbySoil contamination by metals including chromium, copper and lead and groundwater and surface water contamination by hexavalent chromium from former tool manufacturing. Groundwater contamination has affected the Memphis Aquifer and two Collierville municipal wells have been taken out of service as a result.09/23/200404/27/2005---
TND098071061Smokey Mountain SmeltersKnoxThe site contains an abandoned aluminum smelter and a former fertilizer manufacturing plant. Around 2,700 cubic yards of aluminum dross, contain heavy metals and water-soluble and corrosive salts such as aluminum nitride, sodium chloride and potassium chloride. There are also around 75,000 cu yd of salt cake. Groundwater is contaminated by arsenic, soils are contaminated by arsenic and PCBs and a nearby creek is contaminated by cadmium. Access to the site is unrestricted, so trespassers may come into contact with contaminants.03/04/201009/29/2010---
TNN000410686Southside Chattanooga LeadHamiltonSoil in residential and communal areas were contaminated by lead from former foundry operations. Foundries gave residents spent foundry sand to use as fill material, which contained elevated amounts of lead and other heavy metals.01/18/201809/13/2018---
TND071516959Tennessee ProductsHamiltonSoil, groundwater, surface water and sediment, including the Chattanooga Creek are contaminated by pesticides, VOCs, PAHs, metals and PCBs from uncontrolled coal tar dumping.01/18/199409/29/199509/26/2008--
TND980559033Velsicol Chemical Corp HardemanApproximately 130,000 drums of waste from the company's Memphis pesticide plant were dumped on site, contaminating soil and groundwater with base neutral acids, pesticides, PAHs and VOCs. Contamination was found in private drinking water wells in 1979.12/30/198209/08/198308/13/1998--
TND980844781Wrigley Charcoal PlantHickmanSoil and groundwater are contaminated by wood tar chemicals, metals and VOCs from past industrial operations.06/24/198803/31/1989---