Superfund
General Electric 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.

General Electric Company


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 97
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 18
Total sites: 116

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 79
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 1
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 2

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where this company may have sole responsibility: 3
Sites where this company may share responsibility: 113

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $11,491,842
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $116,311,155
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $0
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $72,274





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
AQUA-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL INC (GROCE LABS)GREERSCMulti
ARCANUM IRON & METALDARKE COUNTYOHMulti
AUTO ION CHEMICALS, INC.KALAMAZOOMIMulti
BAYOU SORRELBAYOU SORRELLAMulti
BEACON HEIGHTS LANDFILLBEACON FALLSCTMulti
BEEDE WASTE OILPLAISTOWNHMulti
BIO-ECOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.GRAND PRAIRIETXMulti
BRIDGEPORT RENTAL & OIL SERVICESBRIDGEPORTNJMulti
BYRON SALVAGE YARDBYRONILMulti
CAM-OR INC.WESTVILLEINMulti
CANNON ENGINEERING CORP. (CEC)BRIDGEWATERMAMulti
CAROLAWN, INC.FORT LAWNSCMulti
CARTER INDUSTRIALS, INC.DETROITMIMulti
CASMALIA RESOURCESCASMALIACAMulti
CHARLES-GEORGE RECLAMATION TRUST LANDFILLTYNGSBOROUGHMAMulti
CHEMICAL CONTROLELIZABETHNJMulti
CHEMSOL, INC.PISCATAWAYNJMulti
CHEM-SOLV, INC.DOVERDEMulti
CITY INDUSTRIES, INC.ORLANDOFLMulti
CLOTHIER DISPOSALTOWN OF GRANBYNYMulti
COSHOCTON LANDFILLFRANKLIN TOWNSHIPOHMulti
DIXIE CAVERNS COUNTY LANDFILLSALEMVAMulti
DOEPKE DISPOSAL (HOLLIDAY)SHAWNEE MISSIONKSMulti
DORNEY ROAD LANDFILLUPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIPPAMulti
DOUBLE EAGLE REFINERY CO.OKLAHOMA CITYOKMulti
DOUGLASSVILLE DISPOSALDOUGLASSVILLEPAMulti
DOVER MUNICIPAL LANDFILLDOVERNHMulti
DUBOSE OIL PRODUCTS CO.CANTONMENTFLMulti
ENVIROCHEM CORP.ZIONSVILLEINMulti
FIKE CHEMICAL, INC.NITROWVMulti
FISHER-CALOLA PORTEINMulti
FLETCHER'S PAINT WORKS & STORAGEMILFORDNHMulti
FLORIDA PETROLEUM REPROCESSORSFORT LAUDERDALEFLMulti
FORMER NANSEMOND ORDNANCE DEPOTSUFFOLKVAMulti
FULTON TERMINALSFULTONNYMulti
GE - HOUSATONIC RIVERPITTSFIELDMAMulti
GE MOREAUSOUTH GLENS FALLSNYSingle
GE WIRING DEVICESJUANA DIAZPRSingle
GEMS LANDFILLGLOUCESTER TOWNSHIPNJMulti
GRAND STREET MERCURYHOBOKENNJMulti
GREEN RIVER DISPOSAL, INC.MACEOKYMulti
GREENWOOD CHEMICAL CO.NEWTOWNVAMulti
HARDAGE/CRINERCRINEROKMulti
HELEVA LANDFILLNORTH WHITEHALL TWPPAMulti
HUDSON RIVER PCBSHUDSON RIVERNYMulti
INDUSTRIAL WASTE CONTROLFORT SMITHARMulti
IRON HORSE PARKBILLERICAMAMulti
JACKS CREEK/SITKIN SMELTING & REFINING, INC.MAITLANDPAMulti
JUNCOS LANDFILLJUNCOSPRMulti
KEEFE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (KES)EPPINGNHMulti
KIN-BUC LANDFILLEDISON TOWNSHIPNJMulti
LASKIN/POPLAR OIL CO.JEFFERSON TOWNSHIPOHMulti
LEONARD CHEMICAL CO., INC.ROCK HILLSCMulti
LIQUID DISPOSAL, INC.UTICAMIMulti
LONE PINE LANDFILLFREEHOLD TOWNSHIPNJMulti
LORENTZ BARREL & DRUM CO.SAN JOSECAMulti
LOWER DARBY CREEK AREADARBY TWPPAMulti
MALTA ROCKET FUEL AREAMALTANYMulti
MALVERN TCEMALVERNPAMulti
MAXEY FLATS NUCLEAR DISPOSALHILLSBOROKYMulti
METAL BANKSPHILADELPHIAPAMulti
MISSOURI ELECTRIC WORKSCAPE GIRARDEAUMOMulti
MOWBRAY ENGINEERING CO.GREENVILLEALMulti
MUSKEGO SANITARY LANDFILLMUSKEGOWIMulti
NEW LYME LANDFILLNEW LYMEOHMulti
NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP LEAD SMELTERGRANITE CITYILMulti
NOVAK SANITARY LANDFILLSOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIPPAMulti
OLD CITY OF YORK LANDFILLSEVEN VALLEYSPAMulti
OLD SOUTHINGTON LANDFILLSOUTHINGTONCTMulti
OMEGA CHEMICAL CORPORATIONWHITTIERCAMulti
OPERATING INDUSTRIES, INC., LANDFILLMONTEREY PARKCAMulti
ORDNANCE WORKS DISPOSAL AREASMORGANTOWNWVMulti
OSBORNE LANDFILLGROVE CITYPAMulti
OTTATI & GOSS/KINGSTON STEEL DRUMKINGSTONNHMulti
PESSES CHEMICAL CO.FORT WORTHTXMulti
PETERSON/PURITAN, INC.LINCOLN/CUMBERLANDRIMulti
PETROCHEM RECYCLING CORP./EKOTEK PLANTSALT LAKE CITYUTMulti
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CORP.PEMBROKE PARKFLMulti
PICILLO FARMCOVENTRYRIMulti
PLYMOUTH HARBOR/CANNON ENGINEERING CORP.PLYMOUTHMAMulti
POLLUTION ABATEMENT SERVICESOSWEGONYMulti
PSC RESOURCESPALMERMAMulti
RE-SOLVE, INC.DARTMOUTHMAMulti
REVERE CHEMICAL CO.NOCKAMIXON TOWNSHIPPAMulti
ROSE DISPOSAL PITLANESBOROMASingle
SAND SPRINGS PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEXSAND SPRINGSOKMulti
SAND, GRAVEL AND STONEELKTONMDMulti
SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL PROCESSINGCARLSTADTNJMulti
SEALAND RESTORATION, INC.LISBONNYMulti
SEYMOUR RECYCLING CORP.SEYMOURINMulti
SILRESIM CHEMICAL CORP.LOWELLMAMulti
SKINNER LANDFILLWEST CHESTEROHMulti
SOLVENT SAVERSLINCKLAENNYMulti
SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLANDSOUTHINGTONCTMulti
SOMERSWORTH SANITARY LANDFILLSOMERSWORTHNHMulti
SOUTH VALLEYALBUQUERQUENMMulti
SPECTRON, INC.ELKTONMDMulti
SPOKANE JUNKYARD/ASSOCIATED PROPERTIESSPOKANEWAMulti
STRINGFELLOWMIRA LOMACAMulti
STROTHER FIELD INDUSTRIAL PARKWINFIELDKSMulti
SYLVESTERNASHUANHMulti
THERMO-CHEM, INC.MUSKEGONMIMulti
TINKHAM GARAGELONDONDERRYNHMulti
TRI-CITIES BARREL CO., INC.PORT CRANENYMulti
UNION CHEMICAL CO., INC.SOUTH HOPEMEMulti
UNITED NUCLEAR CORP.CHURCH ROCKNMMulti
VEGA ALTA PUBLIC SUPPLY WELLSVEGA ALTAPRMulti
VERONA WELL FIELDBATTLE CREEKMIMulti
VOLNEY MUNICIPAL LANDFILLTOWN OF VOLNEYNYMulti
WADE (ABM)CHESTERPAMulti
WAYNE WASTE OILCOLUMBIA CITYINMulti
WEST SITE/HOWS CORNERSPLYMOUTHMEMulti
WESTERN PROCESSING CO., INC.KENTWAMulti
WHITEHOUSE OIL PITSWHITEHOUSEFLMulti
WIDE BEACH DEVELOPMENTBRANTNYMulti
YORK OIL CO.MOIRANYMulti