Superfund
Dow Chemical Company has been linked by the EPA to these polluted sites.

The Center contacted each company to confirm involvement with these Superfund sites. Relevant communications with the companies appear in the “See Related Documents” link. Superfund Site Status is current as of March 2007. Data about Potential Responsibility was obtained in April 2006. Campaign contribution data is from the Center for Responsive Politics.

For more information, read “EPA Document Lists Firms Tied to Superfund Sites” and How We Did It.

Dow Chemical Company
Union Carbide Corp. was bought by the Dow Chemical Company in 2001.


Superfund Site Status List of sites
Number of sites linked to this company, and its subsidiaries, by status on the EPA’s National Priorities List:
Proposed for list: FAQs 1
Currently on list: FAQs 80
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 15
Total sites: 96

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 69
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 0
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 1

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where this company may have sole responsibility: 1
Sites where this company may share responsibility: 95

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $2,458,501
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $22,900,000
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $5,192
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $6,808





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
A.L. TAYLOR (VALLEY OF DRUMS)BROOKSKYMulti
ABERDEEN PESTICIDE DUMPSABERDEENNCMulti
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.GRIFFITHINMulti
AQUA-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL INC (GROCE LABS)GREERSCMulti
ARROWHEAD REFINERY CO.HERMANTOWNMNMulti
ATLANTIC RESOURCESSAYREVILLENJMulti
AUBURN ROAD LANDFILLLONDONDERRYNHMulti
BARCELONETA LANDFILLFLORIDA AFUERAPRMulti
BAYOU SORRELBAYOU SORRELLAMulti
BEACON HEIGHTS LANDFILLBEACON FALLSCTMulti
BIO-ECOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.GRAND PRAIRIETXMulti
BLACKBIRD MINELEMHI COUNTYIDMulti
BRIO REFINING, INC.FRIENDSWOODTXMulti
BURGESS BROTHERS LANDFILLWOODFORDVTMulti
BYRON BARREL & DRUMBYRON TOWNSHIPNYMulti
CASMALIA RESOURCESCASMALIACAMulti
CENTRAL CHEMICAL (HAGERSTOWN)HAGERSTOWNMDMulti
CHEM-DYNEHAMILTONOHMulti
CHEMICAL CONTROLELIZABETHNJMulti
CHEMSOL, INC.PISCATAWAYNJMulti
CITY INDUSTRIES, INC.ORLANDOFLMulti
CLIFF/DOW DUMPMARQUETTEMIMulti
COMBUSTION, INC.DENHAM SPRINGSLAMulti
D.L. MUD, INC.ABBEVILLELAMulti
DEL AMOLOS ANGELESCAMulti
D'IMPERIO PROPERTYHAMILTON TOWNSHIPNJMulti
DISTLER FARMJEFFERSON COUNTYKYMulti
DIXIE OIL PROCESSORS, INC.FRIENDSWOODTXMulti
DOUGLASSVILLE DISPOSALDOUGLASSVILLEPAMulti
E.H. SCHILLING LANDFILLHAMILTON TOWNSHIPOHMulti
ENVIROCHEM CORP.ZIONSVILLEINMulti
EWAN PROPERTYSHAMONG TOWNSHIPNJMulti
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. (MOUNTAIN VIEW PLANT)MOUNTAIN VIEWCAMulti
FIELDS BROOKASHTABULAOHMulti
FIKE CHEMICAL, INC.NITROWVMulti
FOREST WASTE PRODUCTSOTISVILLEMIMulti
FRENCH, LTD.CROSBYTXMulti
FULTZ LANDFILLJACKSON TOWNSHIPOHMulti
GALLUP'S QUARRYPLAINFIELDCTMulti
GULF COAST VACUUM SERVICESABBEVILLELAMulti
GULFCO MARINE MAINTENANCEFREEPORTTXMulti
HARDAGE/CRINERCRINEROKMulti
HARRIS (FARLEY STREET)HOUSTONTXMulti
HASSAYAMPA LANDFILLHASSAYAMPAAZMulti
HORSESHOE ROADSAYREVILLENJMulti
INDUSTRIAL WASTE PROCESSINGFRESNOCAMulti
IONIA CITY LANDFILLIONIAMIMulti
IRON HORSE PARKBILLERICAMAMulti
JACKS CREEK/SITKIN SMELTING & REFINING, INC.MAITLANDPAMulti
JADCO-HUGHES FACILITYBELMONTNCMulti
KIN-BUC LANDFILLEDISON TOWNSHIPNJMulti
LASKIN/POPLAR OIL CO.JEFFERSON TOWNSHIPOHMulti
LEONARD CHEMICAL CO., INC.ROCK HILLSCMulti
LIQUID DISPOSAL, INC.UTICAMIMulti
LONE PINE LANDFILLFREEHOLD TOWNSHIPNJMulti
MALONE SERVICE CO - SWAN LAKE PLANTTEXAS CITYTXMulti
MAXEY FLATS NUCLEAR DISPOSALHILLSBOROKYMulti
METAMORA LANDFILLMETAMORAMIMulti
MISSOURI ELECTRIC WORKSCAPE GIRARDEAUMOMulti
MOSLEY ROAD SANITARY LANDFILLOKLAHOMA CITYOKMulti
MOTCO, INC.LA MARQUETXMulti
MOYERS LANDFILLEAGLEVILLEPAMulti
MYSTERY BRIDGE RD/U.S. HIGHWAY 20EVANSVILLEWYMulti
NEW LYME LANDFILLNEW LYMEOHMulti
NORTHSIDE SANITARY LANDFILL, INCZIONSVILLEINMulti
OPERATING INDUSTRIES, INC., LANDFILLMONTEREY PARKCAMulti
OTTATI & GOSS/KINGSTON STEEL DRUMKINGSTONNHMulti
PAB OIL & CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.ABBEVILLELAMulti
PEAK OIL CO./BAY DRUM CO.TAMPAFLMulti
PETRO-CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (TURTLE BAYOU)LIBERTYTXMulti
PETRO-PROCESSORS OF LOUISIANA, INC.SCOTLANDVILLELAMulti
POLLUTION ABATEMENT SERVICESOSWEGONYMulti
PRISTINE, INC.READINGOHMulti
PURITY OIL SALES, INC.MALAGACAMulti
RED OAK CITY LANDFILLRED OAKIAMulti
REICH FARMSPLEASANT PLAINSNJMulti
RE-SOLVE, INC.DARTMOUTHMAMulti
SAND, GRAVEL AND STONEELKTONMDMulti
SAYREVILLE LANDFILLSAYREVILLENJMulti
SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL PROCESSINGCARLSTADTNJMulti
SCRDI BLUFF ROADCOLUMBIASCMulti
SEYMOUR RECYCLING CORP.SEYMOURINMulti
SHARKEY LANDFILLPARSIPPANY, TROY HLSNJMulti
SHERIDAN DISPOSAL SERVICESHEMPSTEADTXMulti
SILRESIM CHEMICAL CORP.LOWELLMAMulti
SKINNER LANDFILLWEST CHESTEROHMulti
SPECTRON, INC.ELKTONMDMulti
SUMMIT NATIONALDEERFIELD TOWNSHIPOHMulti
SUTTON BROOK DISPOSAL AREATEWKSBURYMAMulti
SYDNEY MINE SLUDGE PONDSBRANDONFLMulti
URAVAN URANIUM PROJECT (UNION CARBIDE CORP.)URAVANCOSingle
VERTAC, INC.JACKSONVILLEARMulti
WADE (ABM)CHESTERPAMulti
WARWICK LANDFILLWARWICKNYMulti
WESTERN PROCESSING CO., INC.KENTWAMulti
WIDE BEACH DEVELOPMENTBRANTNYMulti