Superfund Research Program

Note: The map points for the Hazardous Waste Sites are an approximate representation of the site locations.

Hazardous Waste Sites with On-Going Research

Action Anodizing, Plating, & Polishing Corp. - Copiague, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Anchor Chemicals - Hicksville, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Applied Environmental Services - Glenwood Landing, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Bioclinical Laboratories, Inc. - Bohemia, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Brookhaven National Laboratory (USDOE) - Upton, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Circuitron Corp. - East Farmingdale, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Claremont Polychemical - Old Bethpage, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Computer Circuits - Hauppauge, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Corozal Well - Corozal, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
  Project Investigator: John D Meeker
  Research Types: Epidemiology study, Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Data Management and Modeling Core
  Project Investigator: David Kaeli
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
  Research Types: Fate and transport study, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Human Subjects and Sampling Core
  Project Investigator: Jose F Cordero
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Diamond Alkali Co. - Newark, New Jersey

• Project: Michigan State University: Molecular Insight into Dioxin Degradation by Microbes and Microbial Communities
  Project Investigator: Gerben J Zylstra
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Ecology study, Fate and transport study
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Goldisc Recordings, Inc. - Holbrook, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Islip Municipal Sanitary Landfill - Islip, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Kenmark Textile Corp. - Farmingdale, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Lawrence Aviation Industries, Inc. - Port Jefferson Station, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Li Tungsten Corp. - Glen Cove, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Liberty Industrial Finishing - Farmingdale, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Mackenzie Chemical Works - Central Islip, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Mattiace Petrochemical Co., Inc. - Glen Cove, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

New Cassel/Hicksville Ground Water Contamination - New Cassel/Hicksville, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

North Sea Municipal Landfill - North Sea, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Old Bethpage Landfill - Oyster Bay, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated GW Area - Garden City, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Pasley Solvents & Chemicals, Inc. - Hempstead, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Peninsula Boulevard Groundwater Plume - Hewlett, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Pesticide Warehouse I - Arecibo, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
  Project Investigator: John D Meeker
  Research Types: Epidemiology study, Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Data Management and Modeling Core
  Project Investigator: David Kaeli
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Ingrid Y Padilla
  Research Types: Fate and transport study, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Human Subjects and Sampling Core
  Project Investigator: Jose F Cordero
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Pesticide Warehouse III - Manati, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
  Project Investigator: John D Meeker
  Research Types: Epidemiology study, Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Data Management and Modeling Core
  Project Investigator: David Kaeli
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Ingrid Y Padilla
  Research Types: Fate and transport study, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Human Subjects and Sampling Core
  Project Investigator: Jose F Cordero
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Port Washington Landfill - Port Washington, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Preferred Plating Corp. - Farmingdale, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Rowe Industries Ground Water Contamination - Noyack/Sag Harbor, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Scorpio Recycling - Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
  Project Investigator: John D Meeker
  Research Types: Epidemiology study
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Data Management and Modeling Core
  Project Investigator: David Kaeli
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Ingrid Y Padilla
  Research Types: Fate and transport study, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Human Subjects and Sampling Core
  Project Investigator: Jose F Cordero
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Smithtown Ground Water Contamination - Smithtown, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

SMS Instruments, Inc. - Deer Park, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Stanton Cleaners Area Ground Water Contamination - Great Neck, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Syosset Landfill - Oyster Bay, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Tronic Plating Co., Inc. - Farmingdale, New York

• Project: Yale University: Evaluation of Novel Markers of Exposure and Biological Response to 1,4-Dioxane
  Project Investigator: Nicole C Deziel
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Upjohn - Barceloneta, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
  Project Investigator: John D Meeker
  Research Types: Epidemiology study, Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Data Management and Modeling Core
  Project Investigator: David Kaeli
  Research Types: Others, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Ingrid Y Padilla
  Research Types: Fate and transport study, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Human Subjects and Sampling Core
  Project Investigator: Jose F Cordero
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Vega Alta Public Supply Wells - Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
  Project Investigator: John D Meeker
  Research Types: Epidemiology study, Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Data Management and Modeling Core
  Project Investigator: David Kaeli
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Ingrid Y Padilla
  Research Types: Fate and transport study, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Human Subjects and Sampling Core
  Project Investigator: Jose F Cordero
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Vega Baja SWD - Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
  Project Investigator: John D Meeker
  Research Types: Epidemiology study, Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Data Management and Modeling Core
  Project Investigator: David Kaeli
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Ingrid Y Padilla
  Research Types: Fate and transport study, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: On-going
• Project: Northeastern University: Human Subjects and Sampling Core
  Project Investigator: Jose F Cordero
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: On-going

Hazardous Waste Sites with Completed Research

American Cyanamid - Bound Brook, New Jersey

• Project: Michigan State University: Processes Influencing the Natural Attenuation of Organic Contaminant Plumes: Transport, Enzymatic Regulation and Microbial Transformation Rates in Flowing Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Jerome J. Kukor
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology, Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Field test of a new remediation
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Berry's Creek - Wood-Ridge Borough, New Jersey

• Project: Dartmouth College: Methylmercury Production and Fate in Response to Multiple Environmental Factors
  Project Investigator: Celia Y Chen
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Fate and transport study
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Duke University: Biogeochemical Framework to Evaluate Mercury Methylation Potential During in-situ Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
  Project Investigator: Heileen Hsu-Kim
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: University of Maryland-Baltimore County: Development of in-situ Mercury Remediation Approaches Based on Methylmercury Bioavailability
  Project Investigator: Upal Ghosh
  Research Types: Field test of a new remediation
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Ciba Chemicals - Toms River, New Jersey

• Project: Michigan State University: Processes Influencing the Natural Attenuation of Organic Contaminant Plumes: Transport, Enzymatic Regulation and Microbial Transformation Rates in Flowing Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Jerome J. Kukor
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology, Collection of samples for off-site analysis
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Corozal Well - Corozal, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
  Project Investigator: Roger W Giese
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
  Research/Outreach: Completed

GE Moreau Superfund Site - SOUTH GLENS FALLS, New York

• Project: University of Arizona: Bioavailability, Soil Heterogeneity, and In-Situ Biodegradation of Organic Contaminants
  Project Investigator: Mark L Brusseau
  Research Types: Fate and transport study
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn, New York

• Project: Columbia University: Arsenic, Iron, Sulfur and Organic Carbon Speciation and Their Impact on Groundwater Arsenic
  Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement, Training, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: Completed

HS7 and HS28 - Hudson River, New York

• Project: Michigan State University: Molecular Insight into Polyaromatic Toxicant Degradation by Microbial Communities
  Project Investigator: James M Tiedje
  Research Types: Application of a new remediation technology as part of the remediation strategy
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Hudson River PCBs - Hudson River, New York

• Project: Michigan State University: Remediation Product Toxicity Evaluation Core
  Project Investigator: Stephen A Boyd
  Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology, Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Ecology study, Fate and transport study
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Jamaica Water Supply Company - Queens, New York

• Project: Columbia University: Arsenic, Iron, Sulfur and Organic Carbon Speciation and Their Impact on Groundwater Arsenic
  Project Investigator: Benjamin C Bostick
  Research Types: Training, Testing or application of new GIS tools, Research Translation, Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Fate and transport study
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Naval Security Group - Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
  Project Investigator: John D Meeker
  Research Types: Epidemiology study, Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Data Management and Modeling Core
  Project Investigator: David Kaeli
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
  Project Investigator: Roger W Giese
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Ingrid Y Padilla
  Research Types: Others, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Human Subjects and Sampling Core
  Project Investigator: Jose F Cordero
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Newark Yacht Club - Newark, New Jersey

• Project: Boston University: Mechanisms and Impacts of PCB Resistance in Fish
  Project Investigator: Mark E Hahn
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Pesticide Warehouse I - Arecibo, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
  Project Investigator: Roger W Giese
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Pesticide Warehouse III - Manati, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
  Project Investigator: Roger W Giese
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Picatinny Arsenal (USARMY) - Rockaway Township, New Jersey

• Project: Michigan State University: Molecular Insight into Polyaromatic Toxicant Degradation by Microbial Communities
  Project Investigator: James M Tiedje
  Research Types: Application of a new remediation technology as part of the remediation strategy
  Research/Outreach: Completed

RCA del Caribe - Barceloneta, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
  Project Investigator: John D Meeker
  Research Types: Epidemiology study
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Data Management and Modeling Core
  Project Investigator: David Kaeli
  Research Types: Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
  Project Investigator: Roger W Giese
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Ingrid Y Padilla
  Research Types: Fate and transport study, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Human Subjects and Sampling Core
  Project Investigator: Jose F Cordero
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Scorpio Recycling - Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
  Project Investigator: Roger W Giese
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Upjohn - Barceloneta, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
  Project Investigator: Roger W Giese
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed

V&M Albaladejo - Monserrate, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Molecular Epidemiology Study of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
  Project Investigator: John D Meeker
  Research Types: Epidemiology study, Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Data Management and Modeling Core
  Project Investigator: David Kaeli
  Research Types: Others, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
  Project Investigator: Roger W Giese
  Research Types: Epidemiology study, Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Dynamic Transport and Exposure Pathways of Contaminants in Karst Groundwater Systems
  Project Investigator: Ingrid Y Padilla
  Research Types: Fate and transport study, Testing or application of new GIS tools
  Research/Outreach: Completed
• Project: Northeastern University: Human Subjects and Sampling Core
  Project Investigator: Jose F Cordero
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Vega Alta Public Supply Wells - Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
  Project Investigator: Roger W Giese
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Vega Baja SWD - Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

• Project: Northeastern University: Discovery of Xenobiotics Associated with Preterm Birth
  Project Investigator: Roger W Giese
  Research Types: Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed

Vineland Chemical Co., Inc. - Vineland, New Jersey

• Project: Columbia University: Enhanced Remediation at U.S. Arsenic-Contaminated Sites
  Project Investigator: Steven N Chillrud
  Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Others
  Research/Outreach: Completed