Superfund Site
Leadwood Mine Tailings
Sec 4, T36n, R4e, Leadwood, MO 63653
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: Active
Leadwood Mine Tailings is a superfund site located at Sec 4, T36n, R4e, Leadwood, MO 63653. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Leadwood 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. Leadwood 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), Leadwood Mine Tailings is considered a mid-level risk hazardous waster site identified by the EPA.
