List of Superfund sites in Missouri
Introduction This is a '''list of Superfund sites in Missouri''' designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL).The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. As of May 1, 2010, there were thirty Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Missouri. One more site has been proposed for entry on the list and five others have been cleaned up and removed from it.
Superfund sites ::CERCLIS IDNameCityReasonProposedListedConstructioncompletedPartiallydeletedDeletedMO0000958611Annapolis Lead MineAnnapolisHeavy metal contamination at a former lead mine site, including tailings piles. The most prevalent contaminant is lead, although cadmium, arsenic, and zinc were also present. Two nearby streams were also contaminated. MOD046750253Armour RoadNorth Kansas CityThe site was used by a series of herbicide businesses, including for manufacturing purposes, between 1948 and 1986.A 1989 inspection detected contamination from arsenic, pentachlorophenol, 2,4-D, and 2,4,5-T.  Cleanup activities at the site have included building demolition and removal of contaminated soil. The site has since been redeveloped and now is the location of new businesses. MOD980860522Bee Cee Manufacturing PlantMaldenA manufacturing company that produced aluminum parts for doors and storm windows dumped wastewater directly into the soil. The water was contaminated with chromium. Cleanup at the site has included soil removal and ended in 2010.MOD981126899Big River Mine Tailings/St. Joe MineralsDesloge Mine tailings containing lead, cadmium, and zinc were deposited through mining activities conducted by St. Joe Minerals. Some of the tailings have contaminated Big River, and the soil and airborne dust are also affected. Cleanup at the site has including stabilizing eroding tailings piles and capping tailings. Complaints were lodged in 2009 against the methods used by the Doe Run Company to remediate part of the site. MON000706143 Compass Plaza Well TCE  Rogersville  Groundwater contamination with trichloroethylene was detected by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources in 2010 near a commercial site known as Compass Plaza. The source of the pollution is not known. MOD000829705Conservation Chemical CompanyKansas City Groundwater contamination from manufacturing chemicals. The site was initially handled by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, but was proposed to be added to the Superfund listing on June 24, 1988, as Conservation Chemical Company was deemed by the EPA to be noncooperative. Contamination of both groundwater and soils includes cyanide, phenolic compounds, volatile organic compounds, dioxins, and polychlorinated biphenyl. Conservation Chemical Company had buried some wastes at the site. Buildings and equipment present have been demolished, and a soil cap has been added. MOD980633010Ellisville SiteEllisvilleSoil was contaminated by dioxins and VOCs from oil, chemical and industrial waste disposal. Airborne dust and groundwater contamination were potential risks. 12/30/1982  09/08/1983   7/17/2017 MOD980631139Fulbright LandfillSpringfieldGroundwater and waste contained VOCs, other organic compounds, heavy metals and cyanides. Adjacent river sediments were found to be contaminated with chromium and groundwater flows into these rivers. The site is within the rivers' flood plains. 12/30/1982 09/08/1983   MOD980631113Kem-Pest LaboratoriesCape GirardeauContamination at a former pesticide plant, including heptachlor, chlordane, aldrin, and endrin were detected in an aquifer. Drainage channel sediments were also found to be contaminated. It was located in the floodplain of the Mississippi River. MO3213890012Lake City Army Ammunition PlantIndependenceGroundwater, soil, and surface water are contaminated with VOCs, various explosives, perchlorates, and heavy metals including lead, arsenic, and chromium. 10/15/198407/22/1987    MOD980853519Lee ChemicalLibertyGround water, surface water, and soil are contaminated with TCE. 10/15/1984  06/10/1986     MOD098633415Madison County MinesFredericktown Lead and other heavy metal contamination of groundwater, soil and surface water from former mining sites. 04/30/2003 09/29/2003    MOD980741912Minker/Stout/Romaine CreekImperialA horse arena was sprayed with oil for dust control but the oil was contaminated with dioxins. Seven horses died and more became ill. The arena was excavated in 1972 and the contaminated soil was used as fill for residential properties. Sediments in Romaine Creek are also contaminated. 12/30/1982  09/08/1983    MOD980965982Missouri Electric WorksCape GirardeauAir, groundwater and soil contamination by VOCs and PCBs from recycling transformer oil. Some waste oil was also used for dust suppression on local properties. 06/24/1988  02/21/1990  9/14/2021  MOD981507585Newton County Mine Tailings SiteGranbyGroundwater and soil contamination by lead and cadmium from mining operations. It is estimated that over 700 drinking water wells are contaminated. 04/30/2003  09/29/2003    MOD985798339Newton County WellsJoplinTCE contamination of groundwater and drinking water wells from former ball bearing manufacturing plant. 01/19/1999 07/272000     MOD007163108North-U Drive Well ContaminationSpringfieldSeveral private wells on North-U Drive were found to be contaminated with volatile organic compounds. The affected wells were located near Fulbright Spring, a major public water source. CERCLA funds were used to connect residences in the area to city water and plug affected wells. The site was removed because the contamination was found to have been caused by petroleum, which is outside of the scope of Superfund operations. MOD981717036Oak Grove Village WellOak Grove VillageTCE contamination of the Oak Grove Village municipal well from an unknown source. 09/13/200109/05/2002    MOD980686281Oronogo-Duenweg Mining BeltJasper CountySignificant contamination of groundwater, surface water and soil by cadmium, lead and zinc from mining, milling and smelting of metal ores. At least 200 private drinking water wells are contaminated with lead and cadmium. At least 2,300 residential yards are contaminated with lead and at least 300 homes have been built on or near milling waste piles. 06/24/198808/30/1990     MO0000958835Pools PrairieNeoshoPrivate drinking water wells contaminated with VOCs including TCE and carbon tetrachloride. 01/19/1999 09/17/1999    MOD980860555Quality PlatingSikestonGroundwater contamination by lead and hexavalent chromium from former electroplating operations. 01/15/1984  06/10/1986    MOD981720246RiverfrontFranklinGroundwater, surface water, and soil are contaminated with PCE. 07/27/200012/01/2000  9/14/2021  MOD980685838Shenandoah StablesMoscow Mills, MissouriA horse arena sprayed with dioxin-laced oil in 1971 for dust control. A number of animals, including 40 horses, died as a result, and several humans were sickened. The contaminated soil was later dumped elsewhere as fill. Cleanup efforts were officially declared completed in 1997.|    MOD980854111Solid State Circuits, Inc.RepublicGroundwater is contaminated by VOCs, including TCE, methylene chloride and chloroform. Contaminated soil has been cleaned up. 10/15/1984 06/10/1986    MOD980633176St. Louis Airport/Hazelwood Interim Storage/Futura Coatings Co. St. LouisSoil contamination by uranium, thorium and radium and groundwater uranium contamination from uranium ore processing associated with the Manhattan Project and from transportation and dumping of process residues. The site encompasses dozens of locations in North St. Louis County including the length of Cold Water Creek. Wastes with the same origin were also trucked to the West Lake Landfill, listed separately. 05/05/1989  10/04/1989     MON000705443Southwest Jefferson County MiningJefferson CountyExtensive lead contamination of soils at at least 594 residential properties and in at least 39 private drinking water wells, from former mining, milling and smelting operations. 04/09/2009  09/23/2009     MON000703541Sporlan Valve Plant#1  Washington    5/15/2019   MOD007452154Syntex Facility, Inc.VeronaSoil, surface water and groundwater contaminated by dioxins and VOCs and Spring River aquatic life contaminated by dioxins, from chemical manufacture. 12/30/1982 09/08/1983     MOD980685226Times Beach SiteTimes Beach  Beginning in the 1970s, the city had its unpaved roads sprayed with oil to keep down dust. The contractor who sprayed the oil mixed it with waste from a company that had manufactured Agent Orange to lower costs, which introduced hexachlorophene and dioxin contaminants. About  of soil became contaminated, and the entire town was evacuated and demolished. The site is now Route 66 State Park. |    MOD980968341Valley Park TCEValley ParkGroundwater contamination by VOCs including PCE and trichloroethane. Municipal and industrial water supplies are affected. 04/10/1985 06/10/1986   MON000705803Vienna WellsViennaThree drinking water wells are contaminated with PCE believed to come from the site of a former hat factory. 03/04/2010     MON000705842Washington County Lead District - Furnace CreekCaledonia   3/10/2011  MON000705027Washington County - Old MinesOld MinesSurface soil at 290 residential properties and 124 private drinking water wells are contaminated with lead. Occasional elevated levels of barite, arsenic, and cadmium have also been identified at the site. 09/19/200703/19/2008    MON000705023Washington County - PotosiPotosiSurface soil at 716 residential properties and 138 private drinking water wells are contaminated with lead. Occasional elevated levels of barite, arsenic, and cadmium have also been identified. 09/19/200703/19/2008    MON000705032Washington County - RichwoodsRichwoodsSurface soil at 65 residential properties and 49 private drinking water wells are contaminated with lead. Occasional elevated levels of barite, arsenic, and cadmium have also been identified. 09/19/200703/19/2008    MO5210021288Weldon Spring Former Army Ordnance WorksSt. CharlesTNT, DNT, and lead have been identified in soil at several areas on the site, and TNT was detected in 1987 in surface water downstream of the lagoons. 07/14/198902/21/1990    MO3210090004Weldon Spring Quarry/Plant/Pits (USDOE/USARMY)St. CharlesWastewater containing sulfonate derivatives contaminated surface water and groundwater. Residues from uranium ore, thorium ore, radium, TNT, and DNT residues. 10/15/198407/22/1987    MOD079900932Westlake LandfillSt. LouisSoils mixed with uranium ore processing residues were used as daily cover in the landfilling operation. 10/26/198908/30/1990    MOD000830554Wheeling Disposal Service Co, LandfillAmazoniaHazardous wastes were dumped in a landfill in the early 1980s, including pesticides, cyanide, and asbestos. Testing in 1980, 1982, and 1983 detected trichloroethylene, chloroform, and 1,2-dichloroethane in wells and springs onsite. Both the soil and groundwater in the area were determined to be contaminated. Cleanup at the site included improving the landfill cover and installing a barrier around the site. |
See also *List of Superfund sites in the United States*TOXMAP
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