Big River Superfund Site

Big river mine tailings st.

Big river superfund site.

Francois county missouri fact sheet august 2018 epa proposes plan for early interim remedial action for big river and floodplain in st. Mining occurred at the site beginning in the 1740s ending in 1972. Southeast missouri superfund npl lead sites map click to enlarge the u s. New jersey has 114 superfund sites the most in the nation and newark is home to four of them.

The site became contaminated with lead cadmium and zinc from lead mining activities including smelting and milling. The big river mine tailing st. Superfund site is in desloge missouri. The site is part of a former mining region about 70 miles south of st.

Francois county missouri a former mining region known as the old lead belt is about 70 miles south of st. The one in the ironbound a former chemical plant where cleanup is priced at 1 4 billion is. The big river mine tailings st. Louis often referred to as the old lead belt.

Louis and is approximately 110 square miles in size. Superfund site big river located in st. Environmental protection agency epa is remediating cleaning up lead contaminated soil in residential yards within the big river mine tailings brmt national priorities list npl superfund site in st. Big river mine tailings st.

Site is located in a former mining region known as the old lead belt which is 70 miles south of st.