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