List of Superfund sites in American Samoa

This is a list of Superfund sites in American Samoa designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.[1]

These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation.[2] As of May 7th, 2020 there were no Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in American Samoa.[2] No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list.[2] One site has been cleaned up and removed from the list.[2]


CERCLIS IDNameLocationReasonProposedListedConstruction
completed		Partially
deleted		Deleted
ASD980637656Taputimu FarmPago PagoTen drums in a warehouse and trailer leaked pesticides containing base neutral acids, polychlorinated biphenyls, persistent organic pollutants, and volatile organic compound.[3][4]12/30/198209/08/198303/07/1986N/A03/07/1986

See also

References
  1. P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675), December 11, 1980.
  2. "National Priorities List". United States Enivironmental Protection Agency. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
  3. "Taputimu Farm Superfund site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  4. "Taputimu Farm Superfund site description". EPA. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
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