NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) site is a 176-acre area in Pasadena, California. Past Research and Development activities by NASA contaminated local groundwater with perchlorate. Following initial actions to protect human health and the environment, the site’s long-term cleanup is ongoing.
Contaminant Information
View a full list of contaminants of concern for this site.
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The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) site is a 176-acre area in Pasadena, California. Past Research and Development activities by NASA contaminated local groundwater with perchlorate. Following initial actions to protect human health and the environment, the site’s long-term cleanup is ongoing.
Contaminant Information
View a full list of contaminants of concern for this site.
Want to know more? https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0903438
Contaminant Name Contaminated Media
1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE Air
1,1-DICHLOROETHENE Air
1,1-DICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
1,2-DICHLOROETHANE Groundwater
AROCLOR 1232 Soil
AROCLOR 1254
AROCLOR 1260
ARSENIC Groundwater
ARSENIC Soil
BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE SoilSOILS/SVE (02)ATSDR Profile
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE GroundwaterONSITE GW (01)ATSDR Profile
BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE SoilSOILS/SVE
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE Air
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE Groundwater
CHLOROFORM Groundwater
CHROMIUM(VI) Soil
DIBUTYL PHTHALATE Soil
NITRATE Groundwater
PERCHLORATE Groundwater
TRICHLOROETHENE Air
TRICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
1,2-TRICHLORO-1,2,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE Air
1,1-DICHLOROETHENE Air
1,1-DICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
1,2-DICHLOROETHANE Groundwater
AROCLOR 1232 Soil
AROCLOR 1254
AROCLOR 1260
ARSENIC Groundwater
ARSENIC Soil
BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE SoilSOILS/SVE (02)ATSDR Profile
BROMODICHLOROMETHANE GroundwaterONSITE GW (01)ATSDR Profile
BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE SoilSOILS/SVE
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE Air
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE Groundwater
CHLOROFORM Groundwater
CHROMIUM(VI) Soil
DIBUTYL PHTHALATE Soil
NITRATE Groundwater
PERCHLORATE Groundwater
TRICHLOROETHENE Air
TRICHLOROETHENE Groundwater
Pasadena Serves: 165,740 Data available: 2012—2017 Source: Purchased surface water
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA1910124
Contaminants Detected 13 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
32 Total Contaminants
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.
https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=CA1910124
Contaminants Detected 13 EXCEED EWG HEALTH GUIDELINES
32 Total Contaminants
EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the California State Water Resources Control Board, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.
Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.
The California Water Board did not test Pasadena's water for PFOS/PFOA in 2019.
The California Water Board did not test Pasadena's water for PFOS/PFOA in 2019.
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