Tar Creek Superfund Site

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Superfund site
gptkbp:addedToNationalPrioritiesList 1983
gptkbp:area 40 square miles
gptkbp:cleanupStatus ongoing
gptkbp:contaminatedWith gptkb:lead
gptkb:poisoning
iron
zinc
manganese
cadmium
acid mine drainage
sulfates
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn EPA Superfund Records
Tar Creek documentary
gptkbp:environmentalImpact loss of wildlife habitat
contaminated groundwater
contaminated surface water
airborne dust contamination
gptkbp:evacuations 2006
gptkbp:formerName lead and zinc mining
gptkbp:healthEffect lead poisoning
environmental degradation
neurological damage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tar Creek Superfund Site
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ottawa_County,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:miningEnded 1970s
gptkbp:miningStarted 1900s
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Quapaw
gptkb:North_Miami
gptkb:Cardin
gptkb:Picher
Commerce
gptkbp:notableEvent school closures
buyout of residents
town dissolution
gptkbp:notableFeature subsidence
chat piles
mine water flooding
gptkbp:notableFor one of the most toxic sites in the US
large-scale federal relocation
gptkbp:PicherDeclaredUninhabitable 2009
gptkbp:responsible_for gptkb:Oklahoma_Department_of_Environmental_Quality
gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts water treatment
soil removal
chat pile removal
gptkbp:tribalLandsAffected gptkb:Quapaw_Nation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tar_Creek_Superfund_cleanup
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8