Superfund
Occidental Petroleum Corporation 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.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Diamond Shamrock Chemical Co. was bought by Occidental Chemical Corp., a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, in 1986.


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 34
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 5
Total sites: 40

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 22
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 0
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 0

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where this company may have sole responsibility: 1
Sites where this company may share responsibility: 39

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $2,578,750
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $15,977,577
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $1,000
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $0





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
BRIDGEPORT RENTAL & OIL SERVICESBRIDGEPORTNJMulti
CASMALIA RESOURCESCASMALIACAMulti
CEDARTOWN MUNICIPAL LANDFILLCEDARTOWNGAMulti
CENTRAL CHEMICAL (HAGERSTOWN)HAGERSTOWNMDMulti
CENTRE COUNTY KEPONESTATE COLLEGE BOROUGHPAMulti
CHEMICAL CONTROLELIZABETHNJMulti
COMMENCEMENT BAY, NEAR SHORE/TIDE FLATSPIERCE COUNTYWAMulti
COMMENCEMENT BAY, SOUTH TACOMA CHANNELTACOMAWAMulti
DIAMOND ALKALI CO.NEWARKNJMulti
DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORP. (PAINESVILLE WORKS)PAINESVILLEOHMulti
DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORP. LANDFILLCEDARTOWNGAMulti
FIELDS BROOKASHTABULAOHMulti
FRENCH, LTD.CROSBYTXMulti
GULF COAST VACUUM SERVICESABBEVILLELAMulti
HIGGINS FARMFRANKLIN TOWNSHIPNJMulti
HOOKER (102ND STREET)NIAGARA FALLSNYMulti
HOOKER (S AREA)NIAGARA FALLSNYMulti
HOOKER CHEMICAL & PLASTICS CORP./RUCO POLYMER CORP.HICKSVILLENYMulti
JADCO-HUGHES FACILITYBELMONTNCMulti
LOVE CANALNIAGARA FALLSNYSingle
MALONE SERVICE CO - SWAN LAKE PLANTTEXAS CITYTXMulti
METAMORA LANDFILLMETAMORAMIMulti
MOYERS LANDFILLEAGLEVILLEPAMulti
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP./FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.LOWER POTTSGROVE TOWNSHIPPAMulti
OPERATING INDUSTRIES, INC., LANDFILLMONTEREY PARKCAMulti
PAB OIL & CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.ABBEVILLELAMulti
PATRICK BAYOUDEER PARKTXMulti
PEAK OIL CO./BAY DRUM CO.TAMPAFLMulti
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CORP.PEMBROKE PARKFLMulti
POLLUTION ABATEMENT SERVICESOSWEGONYMulti
SAND, GRAVEL AND STONEELKTONMDMulti
SIKES DISPOSAL PITSCROSBYTXMulti
SKINNER LANDFILLWEST CHESTEROHMulti
SPECTRON, INC.ELKTONMDMulti
STANDARD CHLORINE OF DELAWARE, INC.NEW CASTLEDEMulti
SWOPE OIL & CHEMICAL CO.PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIPNJMulti
WHITEHOUSE OIL PITSWHITEHOUSEFLMulti
WINGATE ROAD MUNICIPAL INCINERATOR DUMPFORT LAUDERDALEFLMulti
WOODLAWN COUNTY LANDFILLCOLORAMDMulti
YORK OIL CO.MOIRANYMulti