Superfund Site
Elvins Mine Tailings
Sec 12 T36n R4e, Elvins, MO 63601
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: Active
Elvins Mine Tailings is a superfund site located at Sec 12 T36n R4e, Elvins, MO 63601. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Elvins 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. Elvins 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), Elvins Mine Tailings is considered a mid-level risk hazardous waster site identified by the EPA.
