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.

Big river superfund site.

Louis and is approximately 110 square miles in size. Big river mine tailings st. Superfund site is in desloge missouri. Southeast missouri superfund npl lead sites map click to enlarge the u s.

The big river mine tailing st. Francois county missouri a former mining region known as the old lead belt is about 70 miles south of st. The site became contaminated with lead cadmium and zinc from lead mining activities including smelting and milling. New jersey has 114 superfund sites the most in the nation and newark is home to four of them.

Mining occurred at the site beginning in the 1740s ending in 1972. Superfund site big river located in st. The one in the ironbound a former chemical plant where cleanup is priced at 1 4 billion is. Louis often referred to as the old lead belt.

The big river mine tailings st. The big river mine tailings st. Lead is the main contaminant of concern at. National priorities list npl superfund site st.

The site is part of a former mining region about 70 miles south of st.