OMEGA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
WHITTIER, CA
Superfund Site Profile
Site Contacts
Community Involvement Coordinator
Jackie Lane
[email protected]
(415) 972-3236
Remedial Project Manager
Jason Hermening
[email protected]
(415) 972-3121
Site Location
Street Address:12504 AND 12512 E. WHITTIER BOULEVARD
WHITTIER, CA 90602
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Background
The Omega Chemical Corporation facility was a refrigerant and solvent recycling, reformulation and treatment facility that operated in Whittier, California from about 1976 to 1991. As a result of spills, leaks, and other chemical releases, Omega contaminated the soil and groundwater at its Whittier property with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including tetrachloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE), Freon and other contaminants
EPA has pursued several cleanup activities at the Omega Chemical Superfund Site. In 1995 and 1996, EPA oversaw the removal of approximately 3,000 drums of hazardous waste, 60 cubic yards of hardened resin material, hundreds of empty contaminated drums, and the excavation ...
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