dwyer property ground water plume

NE OF INT. OF MD RTE 545 AND MD RTE 279

The Dwyer Property Groundwater Plume site is located north of the intersection of Maryland Route 545 (Blue Ball Road) and Maryland Route 279 (Elkton Road), in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland. The site is located in the area of former explosives manufacturing facilities known as Triumph Explosives and Aerial Products. This company manufactured products for the military. It has been inactive since 1972, and is currently abandoned and overgrown. The site consists of a two distinct groundwater plumes contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). A specific source of the VOCs in the northern plume has been identified on the property; however, a specific source for the southwestern plume has not been identified. The VOC plumes were initially identified by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). MDE has performed a number of investigations at the site to try to determine the potential sources and extent of the plume.

Hazardous Ranking Score

50 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 3
Within the region: (800) 438-2474
Outside the region: (215) 814-5000

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Timeline

Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        4,607

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $80,520

        Average Income

        1,619

        Occupied homes

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