Gowanus Canal Superfund site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gowanus_Canal_Superfund_site
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Superfund site
gptkbp:addedToSuperfundList 2010
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Park_Slope
gptkb:Red_Hook
gptkb:Carroll_Gardens
gptkb:Gowanus
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:contaminatedWith PCBs
heavy metals
volatile organic compounds
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:established 2010
gptkbp:expectedRemediationCompletion mid-2020s
gptkbp:historicalName manufacturing
industrial shipping
chemical storage
coal gasification
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gowanus Canal Superfund site
gptkbp:lake gptkb:Gowanus_Canal
gptkbp:length 1.8 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Gowanus_Canal
gptkbp:notableFor industrial pollution
urban waterway contamination
gptkbp:notableSite sediment and waterway
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern yes
gptkbp:rangeEPA Region 2
NYN000206222
gptkbp:remediationPlan dredging and capping
gptkbp:remediationStartYear 2017
gptkbp:remedy ongoing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gowanus,_Brooklyn,_New_York_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7