Superfund
Arkema Inc. 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.

Arkema Inc.
Pennwalt Corp. was bought by Elf Aquitaine, later known as Total S.A., in 1989. In 2004, Total spun off its Atofina chemical business under the name Arkema.


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 27
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 0
Total sites: 27

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 14
"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: 27

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $230,005
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $2,614,000
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $2,141
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $2,950





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
AQUA-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL INC (GROCE LABS)GREERSCMulti
BRIDGEPORT RENTAL & OIL SERVICESBRIDGEPORTNJMulti
BYRON SALVAGE YARDBYRONILMulti
CASMALIA RESOURCESCASMALIACAMulti
CENTRAL CHEMICAL (HAGERSTOWN)HAGERSTOWNMDMulti
CHEM-DYNEHAMILTONOHMulti
CHEMICAL CONTROLELIZABETHNJMulti
CHEMSOL, INC.PISCATAWAYNJMulti
COMMENCEMENT BAY, NEAR SHORE/TIDE FLATSPIERCE COUNTYWAMulti
FIKE CHEMICAL, INC.NITROWVMulti
FRENCH, LTD.CROSBYTXMulti
GEMS LANDFILLGLOUCESTER TOWNSHIPNJMulti
LINDANE DUMPHARRISON TOWNSHIPPAMulti
LIQUID DISPOSAL, INC.UTICAMIMulti
LONE PINE LANDFILLFREEHOLD TOWNSHIPNJMulti
MAXEY FLATS NUCLEAR DISPOSALHILLSBOROKYMulti
OPERATING INDUSTRIES, INC., LANDFILLMONTEREY PARKCAMulti
POLLUTION ABATEMENT SERVICESOSWEGONYMulti
PORTLAND HARBORPORTLANDORMulti
ROSEN BROTHERS SCRAP YARD/DUMPCORTLANDNYMulti
SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL PROCESSINGCARLSTADTNJMulti
SEYMOUR RECYCLING CORP.SEYMOURINMulti
SKINNER LANDFILLWEST CHESTEROHMulti
SMITH'S FARMBROOKSKYMulti
SPECTRON, INC.ELKTONMDMulti
UNITED HECKATHORN CO.RICHMONDCAMulti
WESTERN PROCESSING CO., INC.KENTWAMulti