Superfund
Contran 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.

Contran Inc.
NL Industries Inc. is a subsidiary of Contran Corporation.


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 7
Total sites: 33

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 21
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 0
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 1

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where this company may have sole responsibility: 0
Sites where this company may share responsibility: 33

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $2,467,869
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $192,000
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $0
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $0





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
BATAVIA LANDFILLBATAVIANYMulti
BERLIN & FARROSWARTZ CREEKMIMulti
BIO-ECOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.GRAND PRAIRIETXMulti
CASMALIA RESOURCESCASMALIACAMulti
CHEROKEE COUNTYGALENAKSMulti
DOUGLASSVILLE DISPOSALDOUGLASSVILLEPAMulti
FOREST WASTE PRODUCTSOTISVILLEMIMulti
FRENCH, LTD.CROSBYTXMulti
GEMS LANDFILLGLOUCESTER TOWNSHIPNJMulti
GOULD, INC.PORTLANDORMulti
HARBOR ISLAND (LEAD)SEATTLEWAMulti
INDUSTRIAL WASTE PROCESSINGFRESNOCAMulti
K&L AVENUE LANDFILLOSHTEMO TOWNSHIPMIMulti
KIN-BUC LANDFILLEDISON TOWNSHIPNJMulti
LONE PINE LANDFILLFREEHOLD TOWNSHIPNJMulti
MADISON COUNTY MINESFREDERICKTOWNMOMulti
MAXEY FLATS NUCLEAR DISPOSALHILLSBOROKYMulti
METAMORA LANDFILLMETAMORAMIMulti
MISSOURI ELECTRIC WORKSCAPE GIRARDEAUMOMulti
MOYERS LANDFILLEAGLEVILLEPAMulti
NIAGARA COUNTY REFUSEWHEATFIELDNYMulti
NL INDUSTRIESPEDRICKTOWN (OLDMANS TOWNNJMulti
NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP LEAD SMELTERGRANITE CITYILMulti
NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP/GOLDEN AUTOST. LOUIS PARKMNMulti
OPERATING INDUSTRIES, INC., LANDFILLMONTEREY PARKCAMulti
ORONOGO-DUENWEG MINING BELTJOPLINMOMulti
PICILLO FARMCOVENTRYRIMulti
SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL PROCESSINGCARLSTADTNJMulti
SHERIDAN DISPOSAL SERVICESHEMPSTEADTXMulti
SWOPE OIL & CHEMICAL CO.PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIPNJMulti
TAR CREEK (OTTAWA COUNTY)OTTAWA COUNTYOKMulti
THERMO-CHEM, INC.MUSKEGONMIMulti
UNION SCRAP IRON & METAL CO.MINNEAPOLISMNMulti