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Love Canal NPL Site

Located in Niagara Falls, New York and was one of two places where digging was done for a never-built canal meant to provide inexpensive hydroelectric power around the turn of the 20th century.

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  • Date/Time Frame
  • 1942–1953
  • Statute
  • CERCLA
  • State
  • New York
  • Substances
  • PCBs, VOCs, dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzodioxins/furans, chromium, arsenic, cadmium, lead, antimony
  • Injury
  • Groundwater, Sediment, Soil, Surface Water
Consent Decrees:

1996.03.12 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of the Interior (DOI), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • State Trustees:
  • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), New York State Attorney General's Office
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Occidental Chemical Corp., Board of Education of the City of Niagara Falls, City of Niagara Falls, New York<br />