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.P.L. 96-510, ), December 11, 1980. 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 four Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Mississippi. Two more sites have been proposed for entry on the list and three others have been cleaned up and removed from it.
Superfund sites
CERCLIS IDNameCountyReasonProposedListedConstructioncompletedPartiallydeletedDeletedMSD004006995American Creosote Works, Inc.WinstonSoil and sediment contamination by PAHs from former wood treatment operations. Potential for groundwater and surface water contamination.06/14/2001 09/13/2001 MSD008154486Chemfax, Inc.HarrisonGroundwater, sediment and soil contamination by base neutral acids, PAHs and VOCs. 06/23/1993 MSD046497012Davis Timber CompanyLamarPCP, dioxins, and furans contamination of on-site soil and sediments in local creek and lake from former wood treatment operations. 05/11/2000 07/27/2000 MSD980710941Flowood SiteRankinLead contamination of wetland soil and sediments.09/08/1983 09/21/1984 MSD980840045Newsom Brothers/Old Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.MarionWaste, soil, sediments and surface water contamination by benzene, ethyl benzene, xylenes, PAHs and PCP from former wood derivatives manufacture and chemical processing. 10/15/1984 06/10/1986 MSD065490930Picayune Wood TreatingPearl RiverFormer wood treatment operations have contaminated soil with dioxins, PAHs and naphthalene, potentially contaminated groundwater and sediments with creosote. 03/08/2004 07/22/2004 MSD056029648Potter Co.CopiahSoil contamination by PCBs and groundwater contamination by TCE. Two nearby municipal wells have been closed because of TCE contamination. 05/10/1993 MSD086556388Sonford ProductsRankinSoil, surface water and groundwater contamination by PCP, dioxins, pesticides and metals from chemical production. 09/27/2006 03/07/2007 MSD980601736Walcotte Chemical Co. WarehousesWashingtonPrimary contaminants in the warehouses were formic acid, various pesticides, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as toluene. Cleanup completed before formal creation of NPL. MSD008182081Hercules Inc.ForrestOn-Site soil and groundwater is contaminated with substances that were used at the facility prior to its closing. These are varnishes, pesticides, and insecticides such as toxaphene.03/18/202212/20/2022MSD990866329Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp - ColumbusLowndesContaminated groundwater, soil, and sediment. Possible contaminants include pentachlorophenol and creosote.09/16/2011MSD000272385Red Panther Chemical CompanyCoahomaContaminated soil by pesticides, arsenic, toxaphene, and dieldrin. 03/10/200109/16/201109/30/2020MSD007037278Rockwell International Wheel & TrimGrenadaContamination of TCE and hexavalent chromium in groundwater and in subsurface soil.09/13/2018MSD000828558Southeastern Wood PreservingMadisonContaminated soil, surface water, and sediment. Potential contaminants are coal tar, creosote, and pentachlorophenol.March 201105/15/2012
See also List of Superfund sites in the United States List of environmental issues List of waste types TOXMAP
References
External links EPA list of proposed Superfund sites in Mississippi EPA list of current Superfund sites in Mississippi EPA list of Superfund site construction completions in Mississippi EPA list of partially deleted Superfund sites in Mississippi EPA list of deleted Superfund sites in Mississippi