Superfund Site

Appalachian Smelting And Refinery

South Holston Lake, Bristol, TN 37620
National Priorities List: No
Status: Active
Appalachian Smelting And Refinery is a superfund site located at South Holston Lake, Bristol, TN 37620. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Appalachian Smelting And Refinery 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. Appalachian Smelting And Refinery is currently registered as an Active superfund site by the EPA. However, it is not on the NPL (National Priorities List), which means the EPA does not consider it one of the nation's most hazardous waste sites.