Tar Creek Superfund site

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Superfund_site
gptkbp:addedToNationalPrioritiesList 1983
gptkbp:affectedCommunities gptkb:Cardin,_Oklahoma
gptkb:Picher,_Oklahoma
gptkb:Quapaw,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:affectedTribes gptkb:Quapaw_Nation
gptkbp:area over 40 square miles
gptkbp:cleanupStatus ongoing
gptkbp:commonHealthIssues respiratory problems
neurological damage
childhood lead poisoning
gptkbp:contaminatedWith gptkb:lead
gptkb:poisoning
iron
zinc
manganese
cadmium
acid mine drainage
sulfates
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Tar_Creek_(documentary_film)
EPA Superfund records
gptkbp:environmentalImpact groundwater contamination
soil contamination
ecosystem damage
surface water contamination
gptkbp:evacuations 2006
lead contamination
subsidence risk
gptkbp:formerName lead and zinc mining
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Ottawa_County,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:miningEnded 1970s
gptkbp:miningStarted 1900s
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Tar_Creek
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2008_Picher_tornado
federal buyout program
gptkbp:notableFeature sinkholes
chat piles
acidic orange water
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tri-State_Mining_District
gptkbp:populationRelocated Cardin residents
Picher residents
gptkbp:rangeEPA gptkb:Region_6
gptkbp:remediationManagedBy gptkb:Oklahoma_Department_of_Environmental_Quality
gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:siteID EPA ID OKD980629844
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quapaw_Indian_Reservation
gptkb:Tar_Creek
gptkb:Superfund_Program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tar Creek Superfund site