Francois county missouri a former mining region known as the old lead belt is about 70 miles south of st.
Big river superfund site.
Lead is the main contaminant of concern at.
The site became contaminated with lead cadmium and zinc from lead mining activities including smelting and milling.
Site is located in a former mining region known as the old lead belt which is 70 miles south of st.
The big river mine tailings st.
Louis and is approximately 110 square miles in size.
The big river mine tailings st.
Francois county missouri fact sheet august 2018 epa proposes plan for early interim remedial action for big river and floodplain 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.
Southeast missouri superfund npl lead sites map click to enlarge the u s.
Superfund site is in desloge missouri.
Louis often referred to as the old lead belt.
National priorities list npl superfund site st.
Mining occurred at the site beginning in the 1740s ending in 1972.
Superfund site big river located in st.
Big river mine tailings st.
New jersey has 114 superfund sites the most in the nation and newark is home to four of them.
The big river mine tailing st.