Superfund
Novartis 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.

Novartis AG
Ciba-Geigy Corp. and Sandoz formed Novartis AG in 1996.


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 48
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 7
Total sites: 55

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 36
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 1
"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: 54

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $2,977,051
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $25,058,956
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $12,504
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $632





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
ABERDEEN PESTICIDE DUMPSABERDEENNCMulti
AIDEX CORP.MINEOLAIAMulti
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.GRIFFITHINMulti
AQUA-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL INC (GROCE LABS)GREERSCMulti
ARLINGTON BLENDING & PACKAGINGARLINGTONTNMulti
ATLANTIC RESOURCESSAYREVILLENJMulti
BAYOU SORRELBAYOU SORRELLAMulti
BERLIN & FARROSWARTZ CREEKMIMulti
BIO-ECOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.GRAND PRAIRIETXMulti
BOARHEAD FARMSBRIDGETON TOWNSHIPPAMulti
BRIDGEPORT RENTAL & OIL SERVICESBRIDGEPORTNJMulti
CANNON ENGINEERING CORP. (CEC)BRIDGEWATERMAMulti
CENTRAL CHEMICAL (HAGERSTOWN)HAGERSTOWNMDMulti
CENTREDALE MANOR RESTORATION PROJECTNORTH PROVIDENCERIMulti
CHEMSOL, INC.PISCATAWAYNJMulti
CIBA-GEIGY CORP.TOMS RIVERNJMulti
CIBA-GEIGY CORP. (MCINTOSH PLANT)MCINTOSHALMulti
CITY INDUSTRIES, INC.ORLANDOFLMulti
CLEVE REBERSORRENTOLAMulti
COMBUSTION, INC.DENHAM SPRINGSLAMulti
CPS/MADISON INDUSTRIESOLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIPNJMulti
DAVIS LIQUID WASTESMITHFIELDRIMulti
DISTLER BRICKYARDWEST POINTKYMulti
DUTCHTOWN TREATMENT PLANTASCENSION PARISHLAMulti
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC. (NEWPORT PIGMENT PLANT LANDFILL)NEWPORTDEMulti
FIKE CHEMICAL, INC.NITROWVMulti
GEIGY CHEMICAL CORP. (ABERDEEN PLANT)ABERDEENNCMulti
GEMS LANDFILLGLOUCESTER TOWNSHIPNJMulti
GREENWOOD CHEMICAL CO.NEWTOWNVAMulti
HORSESHOE ROADSAYREVILLENJMulti
KIMBERTONKIMBERTON BOROUGHPAMulti
KIN-BUC LANDFILLEDISON TOWNSHIPNJMulti
LANG PROPERTYPEMBERTON TOWNSHIPNJMulti
LIQUID DISPOSAL, INC.UTICAMIMulti
LONE PINE LANDFILLFREEHOLD TOWNSHIPNJMulti
MARTIN-MARIETTA, SODYECO, INC.CHARLOTTENCSingle
OLD SOUTHINGTON LANDFILLSOUTHINGTONCTMulti
PLYMOUTH HARBOR/CANNON ENGINEERING CORP.PLYMOUTHMAMulti
ROLLING KNOLLS LFGREEN VILLAGENJMulti
SAND, GRAVEL AND STONEELKTONMDMulti
SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL PROCESSINGCARLSTADTNJMulti
SCRDI BLUFF ROADCOLUMBIASCMulti
SEALAND RESTORATION, INC.LISBONNYMulti
SHARKEY LANDFILLPARSIPPANY, TROY HLSNJMulti
SILRESIM CHEMICAL CORP.LOWELLMAMulti
SKINNER LANDFILLWEST CHESTEROHMulti
SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLANDSOUTHINGTONCTMulti
SPECTRON, INC.ELKTONMDMulti
STRINGFELLOWMIRA LOMACAMulti
SYLVESTERNASHUANHMulti
THERMO-CHEM, INC.MUSKEGONMIMulti
TINKHAM GARAGELONDONDERRYNHMulti
TONOLLI CORP.NESQUEHONINGPAMulti
TYSONS DUMPUPPER MERION TWPPAMulti
WESTERN SAND & GRAVELBURRILLVILLERIMulti