Lead is the main contaminant of concern at.
Big river superfund site.
Mining occurred at the site beginning in the 1740s ending in 1972.
Superfund site big river located in st.
National priorities list npl superfund site st.
Louis often referred to as the old lead belt.
The big river mine tailings st.
The 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.
The big river mine tailing st.
The one in the ironbound a former chemical plant where cleanup is priced at 1 4 billion is.
The site became contaminated with lead cadmium and zinc from lead mining activities including smelting and milling.
Francois county missouri fact sheet august 2018 epa proposes plan for early interim remedial action for big river and floodplain in st.
Big river mine tailings st.
The site is part of a former mining region about 70 miles south of 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.
Louis and is approximately 110 square miles in size.
Southeast missouri superfund npl lead sites map click to enlarge the u s.
Superfund site is in desloge missouri.