Superfund Site:

ORONOGO-DUENWEG MINING BELT
JOPLIN, MO

Superfund Site Profile

Site Contacts

Community Involvement Coordinator
Elizabeth Kramer
[email protected]
(913) 551-7186

Remedial Project Manager
Liz Blackburn
[email protected]
(913) 551-7899

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Site Location

Street Address:
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
JOPLIN, MO 64801

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Announcements and Key Topics

On Jan. 17, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it was lowering the screening level for lead in soil at residential properties from 400 parts per million (ppm) to 200 ppm. At residential properties with multiple sources of lead exposure, the EPA will generally use 100 ppm as the screening level.  

EPA Region 7 plans to use the new ...
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Background

The Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Superfund site is part of the Tri‐State Mining District where mining, milling, and smelting of lead and zinc ore began in the mid‐1800s and continued for ...
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