EPA Superfund site
MEEKER AVENUE PLUME
Exposure status: insufficient data
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About this site's exposure pathways
As of May 2026, the Meeker Avenue Plume Superfund site is considered “Insufficient Data to make a Human Exposure evaluation” (HEID). This status does not necessarily mean that unacceptable exposures are occurring. EPA and partners are investigating a volatile organic compound (VOC) groundwater plume and potential vapor intrusion (VI) into buildings in Brooklyn, N.Y. The site was finalized on the National Priorities List (NPL) in March 2022. Although EPA signed a Record of Decision (ROD) in September 2024 to allow VI mitigation at residential and non‑residential properties where needed, available information is not yet sufficient to determine whether actual or reasonably anticipated human exposures are occurring above acceptable risk‑based levels across all pathways and areas.
Planned activities to collect sufficient information include completing the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS); continuing groundwater plume delineation with additional monitoring wells and resampling events; and conducting seasonal VI sampling campaigns over multiple heating seasons. To date, more than 400 monitoring wells have been sampled. EPA will evaluate the new data through a Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) to support the Human Exposure determination and inform any additional cleanup decisions. EPA currently anticipates there will be sufficient data to make a Human Exposure determination by September 2047 because the RI/FS and HHRA are expected to be completed by that time. In the interim, EPA intends to select a series of remedies to address known source areas of contamination to groundwater, which will help support and likely expedite the remedy that is ultimately selected for groundwater.
If you live or work near the site, you can reduce your exposure by allowing access for indoor air and sub‑slab sampling, maintaining any installed VI mitigation system, avoiding activities that breach vapor barriers, and following local health advisories. For more information, contact the EPA Community Involvement Coordinator Anna Drabek via the site webpage or at (212) 637-3586 or [email protected]. EPA will continue to meet with residents and stakeholders, issue public notices and fact sheets, keep the site profile on EPA’s website up to date, and support the Community Advisory Group (CAG) in sharing information and gathering community input.