This is a list of Superfund sites in Mississippi 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.[1] 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.[2] As of May 1, 2010, there were four Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Mississippi.[2] Two more sites have been proposed for entry on the list and three others have been cleaned up and removed from it.[2]

Superfund sites

  Proposed for addition to National Priorities List
  Deleted from National Priorities List
CERCLIS ID Name County Reason Proposed Listed[3] Construction
completed[4] 		Partially
deleted[5] 		Deleted[6]
MSD004006995 American Creosote Works, Inc. Winston Soil and sediment contamination by PAHs from former wood treatment operations. Potential for groundwater and surface water contamination.[7][8] 06/14/2001 09/13/2001
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MSD008154486 Chemfax, Inc. Harrison Groundwater, sediment and soil contamination by base neutral acids, PAHs and VOCs.[9][10] 06/23/1993
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–
–
–
MSD046497012 Davis Timber Company Lamar PCP, dioxin and furan contamination of on-site soil and sediments in local creek and lake from former wood treatment operations.[11][12] 05/11/2000 07/27/2000
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MSD980710941 Flowood Site Rankin Lead contamination of wetland soil and sediments.[13][14] 09/08/1983 09/21/1984
09/17/1993
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02/16/1996
MSD980840045 Newsom Brothers/Old Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. Marion Waste, soil, sediments and surface water contamination by benzene, ethyl benzene, xylenes, PAHs and PCP from former wood derivatives manufacture and chemical processing.[15][16] 10/15/1984 06/10/1986
08/08/1997
–
09/27/2000
MSD065490930 Picayune Wood Treating Pearl River Former wood treatment operations have contaminated soil with dioxins, PAHs and naphthalene, potentially contaminated groundwater and sediments with creosote.[17][18] 03/08/2004 07/22/2004
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–
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MSD056029648 Potter Co. Copiah Soil contamination by PCBs and groundwater contamination by TCE. Two nearby municipal wells have been closed because of TCE contamination.[19][20] 05/10/1993
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MSD086556388 Sonford Products Rankin Soil, surface water and groundwater contamination by PCP, dioxins, pesticides and metals from chemical production.[21][22] 09/27/2006 03/07/2007
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MSD980601736 Walcotte Chemical Co. Warehouses Washington Primary contaminants in the warehouses were formic acid, various pesticides, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as toluene.[23][24] Cleanup completed before formal creation of NPL.
12/30/1982
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12/30/1982

See also

References

  1. ^ P.L. 96-510, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675), December 11, 1980.
  2. ^ a b c "National Priorities List". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. ^ "Final NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  4. ^ "Construction Completions at NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  5. ^ "Partial deletions at NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  6. ^ "Deleted NPL sites". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  7. ^ "American Creosote Works, Inc". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  8. ^ "American Creosote Works, Inc. site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  9. ^ "Chemfax, Inc. site narrative" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  10. ^ "Chemfax, Inc. site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  11. ^ "Davis Timber Company". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  12. ^ "Davis Timber Company site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  13. ^ "Flowood Site". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  14. ^ "Flowood Site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  15. ^ "Newsom Brothers/Old Reichhold Chemicals". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  16. ^ "Newsom Brothers/Old Reichhold Chemicals site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  17. ^ "Picayune Wood Treating". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  18. ^ "Picayune Wood Treating site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  19. ^ "Potter Co. site narrative" (PDF). EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  20. ^ "Potter Co. Superfund site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  21. ^ "Sonford Products". EPA. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  22. ^ "Sonford Products site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
  23. ^ "Walcotte Chemical Co. Warehouses". EPA. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  24. ^ "Walcotte Chemical Co. Warehouses Superfund site progress profile". EPA. Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-02-06.

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