Tar Creek Superfund cleanup

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Superfund site
gptkbp:addedToNPL	1983
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:affectedCommunities	gptkb:Cardin,_Oklahoma gptkb:Picher,_Oklahoma gptkb:Quapaw,_Oklahoma gptkb:Commerce,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:beganIn	1983
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Tar Creek Superfund cleanup
gptkbp:impact	gptkb:Quapaw_Nation public health groundwater surface water local environment
gptkbp:involves	water treatment soil remediation relocation of residents removal of chat piles
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Tar_Creek_Superfund_Site
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Ottawa_County,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	national news outlets documentary 'Tar Creek' (2009)
gptkbp:notableEvent	sinkhole formation mine subsidence relocation of residents EPA emergency actions closure of Picher-Cardin schools demolition of abandoned homes federal buyout of Picher and Cardin lead exposure studies soil and water testing
gptkbp:notableFor	childhood lead poisoning large-scale federal buyout one of the most toxic sites in the US
gptkbp:NPLID	0601268
gptkbp:rangeEPA	gptkb:Region_6
gptkbp:reasonForCleanup	lead contamination acid mine drainage cadmium contamination zinc contamination
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Superfund_program gptkb:Tri-State_Mining_District gptkb:Picher,_Oklahoma Environmental justice
gptkbp:sourceOfContamination	gptkb:Picher_mining_district
gptkbp:status	ongoing
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tar_Creek
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7