Missouri Contamination Data

We checked the federal record around St. Louis — 1,929 documented sites across 7 of the 9 source types we track, 29 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 27 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

St. Louis carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 1,929 documented sites, most of them underground storage tanks. That's a record of the area's history, not a verdict on any one yard: proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis. Before food beds go in, a professional soil test tells you exactly what you're working with — and raised beds with clean imported soil grow well almost anywhere in the meantime.

We checked the federal record around Jasper County — 2,541 documented sites across 8 of the 9 source types we track, 1,822 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 6 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Jasper County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 2,541 documented sites, most of them mining. That's a record of the area's history, not a verdict on any one yard: proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis. Before food beds go in, a professional soil test tells you exactly what you're working with — and raised beds with clean imported soil grow well almost anywhere in the meantime.

We checked the federal record around St. Louis County — 3,630 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types we track, 37 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 35 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

St. Louis County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 3,630 documented sites, most of them underground storage tanks. That's a record of the area's history, not a verdict on any one yard: proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis. Before food beds go in, a professional soil test tells you exactly what you're working with — and raised beds with clean imported soil grow well almost anywhere in the meantime.

We checked the federal record around Jackson County — 2,890 documented sites across 6 of the 9 source types we track, 42 of them high-severity.

The most significant on record: 30 Superfund sites. Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.

Jackson County carries one of the heavier federal records we track — 2,890 documented sites, most of them underground storage tanks. That's a record of the area's history, not a verdict on any one yard: proximity to a documented site is information, not a diagnosis. Before food beds go in, a professional soil test tells you exactly what you're working with — and raised beds with clean imported soil grow well almost anywhere in the meantime.