Superfund and hazardous waste sites that EHAP is currently assesing in Multnomah County:

Superfund Sites

• Harbor Oil
  EHAP is evaluating the public health significance of exposure to contaminants found at the Harbor Oil Recycling Facility.
• Portland Harbor
  The Portland Harbor Superfund site is currently considered the portion of the Willamette River that spans from the southern tip of Sauvie Island to the Fremont Bridge. It was proposed for the National Priorities List in late July 2000 and listed in December 2000. This section is the most industrialized segment of the river and also supports heavy marine traffic. EHAP has been asked by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to evaluate the public health significance of exposure to the contaminants of concern, which include PCBs, dioxins, heavy metals, and other hazardous substances.

Hazardous Waste Sites

• Former Vermiculite NW
  EHAP is evaluating the public health significance of exposure to asbestos at this site, one of 28 major former processors nationwide of vermiculite from Libby, Montana.
• Supreme Perlite
  EHAP is evaluating the public health significance of exposure to asbestos at this site, one of 28 major former processors nationwide of vermiculite from Libby, Montana.
• Willamette Cove
  EHAP has investigated the public health significance of physical hazards at the Portland Harbor upland site known as Willamette Cove.