intel corp. (santa clara iii)

2880 NORTHWESTERN PKWY

The Intel Corp. (Santa Clara 3) facility performed quality control of chemicals and tests microprocessors at this four-acre property. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are present in the groundwater in the shallow aquifer zone; however the source of the groundwater contamination was never found on the property. This site is one of 28 EPA National Priorities List (NPL) or Superfund sites in the South San Francisco Bay Area (South Bay). Generally, a variety of toxic chemicals, primarily chlorinated organic solvents, such as trichloroethene (TCE) were used at the South Bay sites, and were subsequently released to the soil and groundwater. As a result, the groundwater basin has been contaminated .

Hazardous Ranking Score

32 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 9
Phone: (415) 947-4251

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Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
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        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        9,262

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $110,076

        Average Income

        2,999

        Occupied homes

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