The big river mine tailings st.
Big river superfund site.
Louis and is approximately 110 square miles in size.
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.
Lead is the main contaminant of concern at.
The big river mine tailing st.
New jersey has 114 superfund sites the most in the nation and newark is home to four of them.
National priorities list npl superfund site st.
Francois county missouri a former mining region known as the old lead belt is about 70 miles south of st.
Big river mine tailings st.
The site is part of a former mining region about 70 miles south of st.
Site is located in a former mining region known as the old lead belt which is 70 miles south of st.
Louis often referred to as the old lead belt.
Superfund site is in desloge missouri.
Big river mine tailings st.
Southeast missouri superfund npl lead sites map click to enlarge the u s.
The site became contaminated with lead cadmium and zinc from lead mining activities including smelting and milling.
Mining occurred at the site beginning in the 1740s ending in 1972.
The big river mine tailings st.