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Palmerton Zinc Superfund Site

Palmerton, Pennsylvania (Carbon County), approximately 15 miles north of Allentown, Penn., in the vicinity of Lehigh Gap. Located on or north of Blue Mountain and on or south of Stoney Ridge, and includes Lehigh River valley and Aquashicola Creek valley.

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  • Date/Time Frame
  • 1898–1987
  • Statute
  • CERCLA
  • State
  • Pennsylvania
  • Substances
  • lead, cadmium, zinc, arsenic, other heavy metals
  • Injury
  • Birds, Fish, Other Wildlife, Recreational Use, Soil, Surface Water, Vegetation
Consent Decrees:

2009.10.27 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • Department of the Interior (DOI)/Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park Service (NPS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
  • State Trustees:
  • Pennsylvania
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • CBS Operations (f/k/a Viacom International Inc.), TCI Pacific Communications, CBS/Westinghouse of PA, Inc., HH Liquidating Corp. (f/k/a Horsehead Industries), HRD Liquidating Corp. (f/k/a Horsehead Resource Development Co.)