List of Superfund sites in Mississippi

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

United States Environmental Protection Agency

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(EPA) to create a list of polluted

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locations requiring a long-term response to clean-up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund

Superfund

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sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List

National Priorities List

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(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

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

. 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 ID	Name	County	Reason	Proposed	Listed
MSD004006995	American Creosote Works, Inc.	Winston Winston County, Mississippi -Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 20,160 people, 7,578 households and 5,471 families residing in the county. The population density was 33 per square mile . There were 8,472 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...	Soil and sediment contamination by PAHs from former wood treatment operations. Potential for groundwater and surface water contamination.	06/14/2001	09/13/2001
MSD008154486	Chemfax, Inc.	Harrison Harrison County, Mississippi -National protected areas:* De Soto National Forest * Gulf Islands National Seashore - Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 189,601 people, 71,538 households, and 48,574 families residing in the county. The population density was 326 people per square mile . There were 79,636 housing...	Groundwater, sediment and soil contamination by base neutral acids, PAHs and VOCs.	06/23/1993
MSD046497012	Davis Timber Company	Lamar Lamar County, Mississippi -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 39,070 people, 14,396 households, and 10,725 families residing in the county. The population density was 79 people per square mile . There were 15,433 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile...	PCP Pentachlorophenol Pentachlorophenol is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. First produced in the 1930s, it is marketed under many trade names... , dioxin and furan contamination of on-site soil and sediments in local creek and lake from former wood treatment operations.	05/11/2000	07/27/2000
MSD980710941	Flowood Site	Rankin Rankin County, Mississippi -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,327 people, 42,089 households, and 31,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile . There were 45,070 housing units at an average density of 58 per square mile...	Lead Lead Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed... contamination of wetland soil and sediments.	09/08/1983	09/21/1984
MSD980840045	Newsom Brothers/Old Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.	Marion Marion County, Mississippi -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,595 people, 9,336 households, and 6,880 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 10,395 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile...	Waste, soil, sediments and surface water contamination by benzene Benzene Benzene is an organic chemical compound. It is composed of 6 carbon atoms in a ring, with 1 hydrogen atom attached to each carbon atom, with the molecular formula C6H6.... , ethyl benzene, xylene Xylene Xylene encompasses three isomers of dimethylbenzene. The isomers are distinguished by the designations ortho- , meta- , and para- , which specify to which carbon atoms the two methyl groups are attached... s, PAHs and PCP Pentachlorophenol Pentachlorophenol is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. First produced in the 1930s, it is marketed under many trade names... from former wood derivatives manufacture and chemical processing.	10/15/1984	06/10/1986
MSD065490930	Picayune Wood Treating	Pearl River Pearl River County, Mississippi -National protected areas:Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge De Soto National Forest -Demographics:The census estimates of 2006 place the county population over 57,000 and place it among the 10 fastest growing counties in the U.S. As of the census of 2000, there were 48,621 people, 18,078...	Former wood treatment operations have contaminated soil with dioxins, PAHs and naphthalene Naphthalene Naphthalene is an organic compound with formula . It is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor that is detectable at concentrations as low as 0.08 ppm by mass. As an aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene's structure consists of a fused pair of benzene rings... , potentially contaminated groundwater and sediments with creosote Creosote Creosote is the portion of chemical products obtained by the distillation of a tar that remains heavier than water, notably useful for its anti-septic and preservative properties... .	03/08/2004	07/22/2004
MSD056029648	Potter Co.	Copiah Copiah County, Mississippi As of the census of 2000, there were 28,757 people, 10,142 households, and 7,494 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 11,101 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...	Soil contamination by PCBs and groundwater contamination by TCE Trichloroethylene The chemical compound trichloroethylene is a chlorinated hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent. It is a clear non-flammable liquid with a sweet smell. It should not be confused with the similar 1,1,1-trichloroethane, which is commonly known as chlorothene.The IUPAC name is... . Two nearby municipal wells have been closed because of TCE contamination.	05/10/1993
MSD086556388	Sonford Products	Rankin Rankin County, Mississippi -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 115,327 people, 42,089 households, and 31,145 families residing in the county. The population density was 149 people per square mile . There were 45,070 housing units at an average density of 58 per square mile...	Soil, surface water and groundwater contamination by PCP Pentachlorophenol Pentachlorophenol is an organochlorine compound used as a pesticide and a disinfectant. First produced in the 1930s, it is marketed under many trade names... , dioxins, pesticide Pesticide Pesticides are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.A pesticide may be a chemical unicycle, biological agent , antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any pest... s and metals from chemical production.	09/27/2006	03/07/2007
MSD980601736	Walcotte Chemical Co. Warehouses	Washington Washington County, Mississippi -National protected areas:Holt Collier National Wildlife RefugeTheodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge *Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...	Primary contaminants in the warehouses were formic acid Formic acid Formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid. Its chemical formula is HCOOH or HCO2H. It is an important intermediate in chemical synthesis and occurs naturally, most notably in the venom of bee and ant stings. In fact, its name comes from the Latin word for ant, formica, referring to its early... , various pesticides, and volatile organic compounds Volatile organic compound Volatile organic compounds are organic chemicals that have a high vapor pressure at ordinary, room-temperature conditions. Their high vapor pressure results from a low boiling point, which causes large numbers of molecules to evaporate or sublimate from the liquid or solid form of the compound and... (VOCs), such as toluene Toluene Toluene, formerly known as toluol, is a clear, water-insoluble liquid with the typical smell of paint thinners. It is a mono-substituted benzene derivative, i.e., one in which a single hydrogen atom from the benzene molecule has been replaced by a univalent group, in this case CH3.It is an aromatic... .	Cleanup completed before formal creation of NPL.

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