Johnston, Providence County. Landfill where at least 1.5 million gallons of liquid hazardous wastes were disposed of between 1976 and 1979. Groundwater beneath the site is contaminated.
Contaminants: Arsenic · Benzene · Beryllium · Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate · Cadmium · Chlorobenzene · 1,2-Dichlorobenzene · Lead · Manganese · 2-Butanone · Toluene · Vanadium · Vinyl Chloride
Centredale Manor Restoration Project
North Providence, Providence County. A former "incinerator-based drum reconditioning facility", now home to an apartment complex.
Contaminants: Dioxins · Furans · Metals · PCBs · Pesticides · SVOCs · VOCs
Smithfield, Providence County. Site which saw disposal of various wastes into unlined pits and lagoons.
Contaminants: Arsenic · Lead · VOCs
Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center
North Kingstown, Washington County. Past operations resulted in at least 24 areas with potential hazardous chemical contamination.
Contaminants: Cadmium · Chromium · Lead · Mercury · PAHs · PCBs · Silver · VOCs
Landfill and Resource Recovery, Inc.
Location: North Smithfield, Providence County
Contaminants: Arsenic · Benzene · Carbon Tetrachloride · Chloroform · Lead · VOCs
Newport Naval Education/Training Center
Location: Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, and Jamestown, Newport County
Contaminants: Heavy Metals · Lead · PCBs · Petroleum hydrocarbons · VOCs
Location: Cumberland and Lincoln, Providence County
Contaminants: Acetone · Benzene · 1,2-Dichloroethene · Heavy Metals · PAHs · PCBs · Phthalates · Trichloroethene
Location: Coventry, Kent County
Contaminants: SVOCs · Toluene · Xylenes
Location: South Kingstown, Washington County
Contaminants: Benzene · Chloroethane · 1,1-Dichloroethane · Heavy Metals · Vinyl Chloride · VOCs · Xylenes
Location: North Smithfield, Providence County
Contaminants: Arsenic · Cadmium · Dieldrin · Lead · PAHs · Trichloroethene
West Kingston Town Dump/University of Rhode Island Disposal Area
Location: South Kingstown, Washington County
Contaminants: Tetrachloroethene · Trichloroethene · VOCs
Location: Burrilville, Providence County
Contaminants: Benzene · Chlorobenzene · Dichloroethane · Toluene · Trichloroethane · Trichloroethene · VOCs