Superfund
Bayer AG 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.

Bayer AG
Stauffer Chemical Co. became Bayer Cropscience, Inc., which is a subsidiary of Bayer AG.


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 0
Currently on list: FAQs 26
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 0
Total sites: 26

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 17
"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: 0
Sites where this company may share responsibility: 26

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $1,514,896
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $11,195,810
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $696
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $2,900





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
ABERDEEN PESTICIDE DUMPSABERDEENNCMulti
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.GRIFFITHINMulti
AQUA-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL INC (GROCE LABS)GREERSCMulti
CENTRAL CHEMICAL (HAGERSTOWN)HAGERSTOWNMDMulti
CHEM-DYNEHAMILTONOHMulti
CONSERVATION CHEMICAL CO.KANSAS CITYMOMulti
DES MOINES TCEDES MOINESIAMulti
FIKE CHEMICAL, INC.NITROWVMulti
HIMCO DUMPELKHARTINMulti
LENZ OIL SERVICE, INC.LEMONTILMulti
LIQUID DISPOSAL, INC.UTICAMIMulti
MAIN STREET WELL FIELDELKHARTINMulti
MAXEY FLATS NUCLEAR DISPOSALHILLSBOROKYMulti
METAMORA LANDFILLMETAMORAMIMulti
POWELL ROAD LANDFILLDAYTONOHMulti
RE-SOLVE, INC.DARTMOUTHMAMulti
SANITARY LANDFILL CO. (INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL CO., INC.)DAYTONOHMulti
SHERIDAN DISPOSAL SERVICESHEMPSTEADTXMulti
SILRESIM CHEMICAL CORP.LOWELLMAMulti
SKINNER LANDFILLWEST CHESTEROHMulti
SPECTRON, INC.ELKTONMDMulti
TEX-TIN CORP.TEXAS CITYTXMulti
THERMO-CHEM, INC.MUSKEGONMIMulti
VERONA WELL FIELDBATTLE CREEKMIMulti
WESTERN PROCESSING CO., INC.KENTWAMulti
WHITE CHEMICAL CORP.NEWARKNJMulti