White Chemical Corp

Location

Contaminants of concern

• 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE
• 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE
• 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE
• 1,1-DICHLOROETHENE
• 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
• 1,2-DIBROMOETHANE
• 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE
• 1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE
• 1,2-DIMETHYLBENZENE (O-XYLENE)
• 2,2',2''-NITRILOTRIETHANOL

Contaminated media

• Groundwater
• Debris
• Soil

Cleanup timeline

1. Initial Assessment Completed — 12/28/1990
2. Proposed to the National Priorities List — 05/09/1991
3. Finalized on the National Priorities List — 09/25/1991
4. Remedial Investigation Started — 09/30/1996
5. Remedy Selected — 09/26/1991
6. Remedial Action Started — 09/27/1991
7. Final Remedial Action Started — 04/26/2022
8. Construction Completed — Not Yet Achieved
9. Deleted from National Priorities List — Not Yet Achieved
10. Most Recent Five-Year Review — 12/08/2021

EPA references

• EPA facility record →
• EPA Superfund profile →

Other Superfund sites in Essex County

• Caldwell Trucking Co — Fairfield
• U S Radium Corp — Orange
• Diamond Alkali Co — Newark
• Unimatic Manufacturing Corporation — Fairfield
• Pierson S Creek — Newark
• Orange Valley Regional Ground Water Contamination — West Orange/Orange
• Riverside Industrial Park — Newark

EPA-regulated facilities nearby

• Wakefern Food Corp-New Perishables Building — Elizabeth · 2.1 mi · $1.9k penalties
• Metropolitan Dermatology — Elizabeth · 2.2 mi · $3.5k penalties
• Wakefern Food Corp Food Div — Elizabeth · 2.5 mi · $960 penalties
• East Coast Warehouse & Dist Co — Elizabeth · 2.6 mi · $11.0k penalties
• Verizon Elizabeth Central Office #22140 — Elizabeth · 2.6 mi · $400 penalties
• Apm Terminals Elizabeth, Llc. — Elizabeth · 2.6 mi · $97.3k penalties
• Trinitas Regional Medical Center-New Point Campus — Elizabeth · 2.7 mi · $1.2k penalties
• Actavis Elizabeth Llc — Elizabeth · 3.0 mi · 514 lb releases
• All American Alloys & Recycling Inc — Elizabeth City · 3.7 mi · $285.0k penalties
• Cycle Chem., Inc. — Elizabeth · 3.7 mi · $38.8k penalties

Understanding this Superfund site

White Chemical Corp is a federal Superfund site in New Jersey. The Superfund program, created by Congress in 1980, addresses sites where hazardous substances have been released or threaten release into the environment. EPA scores potential sites using the Hazard Ranking System; those that score high enough are placed on the National Priorities List.

Current status: Cleanup underway. Active cleanup is underway, meaning EPA has approved a remediation plan and work is in progress. Cleanup timelines vary widely — some sites take decades depending on contamination depth, groundwater involvement, and funding availability.

EPA has identified 10 contaminants of concern at this site, including 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane. Contamination has been detected in groundwater, debris, soil.

If you live near this site and have health concerns, your state health department can provide site-specific guidance. EPA maintains a community involvement program for most NPL sites, and site documents — including the Record of Decision, five-year reviews, and public health assessments — are typically available through EPA's Superfund site profile.