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ARMY INSTALLATION ID: MD321382100200

BLOSSOM POINT RESEARCH FACILITY

adelphi, Maryland

Cost So Far

$5.3M

Money already spent on the evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites.

Expected Additional Cost

$2.8M

The estimated amount of money needed for evaluation and cleanup of hazardous sites at this installation.

Completion Date

2020

The date the DOD says cleanup of all sites was completed. Long term monitoring may continue after this date.

32 Hazardous Sites

Below are the locations of hazardous sites associated with this military installation, according to the DOD. A site’s contamination may affect a much larger area, including public and private lands and the water supplies beneath them.

High Risk

Medium Risk

Low Risk

Risk Not Evaluated or Not Required

Response Complete

We haven't independently confirmed the location of every site. If you notice a site placed at the incorrect location, please contact us.

Not all sites in the DOD data include location information, so there may be sites listed below that are missing from the map. The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD to prioritize the cleanup of sites.

4 Active Sites

Sites where military cleanup actions are still ongoing. The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD, which prioritizes the cleanup of sites that pose greatest threat to safety, human health, and the environment.

Site ID: BPF-002-R-03

POTOMAC RIVER SOUTH

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

$853K

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Dec 2016

This site is under ongoing monitoring until Jan 2046

Site ID: BPF-003-R-01

WATER RANGE FAN

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

$853K

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Dec 2016

This site is under ongoing monitoring until Jan 2046

Site ID: BPF-002-R-01

NANJEMOY CREEK

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

$1.11M

Cost in 2015 plus expected future cost of cleanup

Final Cleanup Action

Feb 2018

This site is under ongoing monitoring until Jul 2048

Site ID: BPF-012

LANDFILL 1 AND JUNKYARD

Landfill

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 2020

28 Inactive Sites

Sites where military cleanup actions are complete, according to the DOD. Note that this status does not necessarily mean the site is no longer hazardous, as many of these sites are put under long-term monitoring or other restrictions.

Site ID: BPF-024

DETONATION AREA 2

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-030

MAINTENANCE SHOP, BLDG 507

Storage Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-015

LANDFILL 4

Landfill

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-003

RANGE 1

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-004

RANGE 2 (WATER RANGE)

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-005

RANGE 3

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-006

RANGE 4 (WATER RANGE)

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-007

RANGE 5

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-008

RANGE 6

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-009

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (3)

Underground Storage Tanks

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-010

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK

Underground Storage Tanks

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-001-R-01

MORTAR RANGE FAN

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Mar 2007

Site ID: BPF-002-R-02

POTOMAC RIVER NORTH

Unexploded Munitions and Ordnance Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Mar 2007

Site ID: BPF-013

LANDFILL 2

Landfill

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-014

LANDFILL 3

Disposal Pit and Dry Well

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Nov 1996

Site ID: BPF-016

LANDFILL 5

Landfill

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-017

LANDFILL 6

Landfill

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-018

LANDFILL 7

Disposal Pit and Dry Well

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Nov 1996

Site ID: BPF-019

LANDFILL 8

Landfill

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-022

SHORELINE STABILIZATION AREA

Surface Disposal Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-025

BURN PIT

Burn Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-026

BRITISH ORDNANCE DETONATION AREA

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-027

HERBICIDE CONTAMINATED AREA

Spill Site Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-028

PESTICIDE STORAGE AREA

Storage Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-029

SEPTIC TANK/DRY WELL

Waste Lines

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: BPF-031

FORMER AMMO STORAGE AREA

Storage Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Site ID: PBA@MR BPF

PBA@MR BPRF

Site Never Existed

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Jan 2012

Site ID: BPF-023

DETONATION/BURNING AREA 1

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Area

Cost

Unknown

Final Cleanup Action

Aug 1990

Update (Dec. 5, 2017): We have changed the source of the installation cost data after being notified by the Department of Defense that they erroneously reported their own cost figures on the DERP website. We are now displaying the costs the department says are the most accurate available, from the Pentagon’s DERP database that we received in a FOIA request.

Note: The risk level of a site refers to a relative risk assessment made by the DOD to prioritize the cleanup of sites.

Data: All data comes from the Defense Environmental Restoration Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and will be released soon at the ProPublica Data Store. Read our methodology »