Times Beach
Named in 1 episode title on this site. Kind: industrial-chemical.
| Kind | industrial-chemical |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Beach%2C_Missouri |
After the problem: the environment
| Ecological impact | Dioxin-laced waste oil sprayed on roads across Times Beach, MO and 27 other sites, early 1970s; entire town bought out/evacuated 1983 |
|---|---|
| Mechanism / vector | contamination — dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) waste oil sprayed for dust control leached into soil |
| Remediation class | containable |
| Remediation status | EPA + MO + responsible parties; remedial action complete 1997 (~$200M); NPL deletion 2001; site now Route 66 State Park |
| Interest (0–5) | 5 |
Sources
- cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0701237 (fetched 2026-09-20)
- justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/1997/July97/281enr.htm (fetched 2026-09-20)
Episodes that name it
- Episode 180: Times Beach — Well There's Your Problem, 2025-06-13