Superfund Site
Bonne Terre Mine Tailings
Sec 12, T37n, R4e, Bonne Terre, MO 63628
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: Active
Bonne Terre Mine Tailings is a superfund site located at Sec 12, T37n, R4e, Bonne Terre, MO 63628. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Bonne Terre Mine Tailings because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Bonne Terre Mine Tailings is currently registered as an Active superfund site by the EPA. Because it is part of a site that's on the NPL (National Priorities List), Bonne Terre Mine Tailings is considered a mid-level risk hazardous waster site identified by the EPA.
