Herculaneum Lead Contamination Fact Sheet
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Various fact sheets related to the Herculaneum Lead Contamination have been developed by the Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to inform citizens of Herculaneum of high-lead levels.
- EPA's Progress Report for Herculaneum Lead Smelter Site, Herculaneum Fact Sheet - March 2009
- EPA's Progress Report on Site Activities, Herculaneum Lead Smelter Site, Herculaneum - July 2007
- EPA's Quarterly Update for Herculaneum Lead Smelter Site, Herculaneum Fact Sheet - February 2006
- EPA's Future Land Use Framework Report Presented to Herculaneum Board of Aldermen - Herculaneum Lead Smelter Site, Herculaneum - October 2006
- EPA's Proposal to Find Missouri Lead Plan Substantially Inadequate, Doe Run Company, Herculaneum Fact Sheet - December 2005
EPA Region 7 invited the public to review and comment on a proposal to find that the Missouri State Implementation Plan for lead is substantially inadequate to attain the National Ambient Air Quality Standard in Herculaneum. Herculaneum was designated nonattainment for lead in 1991 under authorities provided by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
- EPA's Quarterly Update for Herculaneum Lead Smelter Site, Herculaneum Fact Sheet - November 2005
- EPA's Administrative Record & Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis Report Released for Public Comment, Herculaneum Lead Smelter Site, Herculaneum Fact Sheet - March 2005
- EPA's Update for Herculaneum Lead Smelter Site, Herculaneum Fact Sheet - June 2004
- EPA's Update for Herculaneum Lead Smelter Site, Herculaneum Fact Sheet - September 2003
- EPA's Update for Herculaneum Lead Smelter Site, Herculaneum Fact Sheet - February 2003
- Doe Run Herculaneum Smelter - Analysis of Recontamination of Residential Yards with Lead Fact Sheet (3/04)
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has analyzed the results of periodic soil sampling from yards in Herculaneum. This analysis, and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ review of the analysis, has found that in yards sampled within ¼ mile of the lead smelter there is a statistically significant increase in the concentration of lead. The increasing concentrations of lead occurred after new air emission controls installed at the facility were completed in July 2002.
- Mississippi River Total Maximum Daily Load Information Sheet, (6/02) Information on water quality impairments for lead and zinc found in a 5 mile section of the Mississippi River near Herculaneum Smelter.
- What are TMDLs? Fact Sheet
