Superfund sites in the United States
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Superfund sites are abandoned waste sites, such as oil refineries, smelting facilities, mines, and other industrial areas. Under the Superfund program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (1980), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies potential sites and oversees cleanup efforts. Superfund sites are added and removed from a prioritized list on a regular basis.[1][2][3]
Superfund sites by state
The table below summarizes the number of Superfund sites in each state as of January 2016. Among the 50 states, there were 1,303 Superfund sites.
The states with the most Superfund sites were New Jersey (113 sites), California (97 sites) and Pennsylvania (95 sites). The states with the fewest Superfund sites were North Dakota (no sites), Nevada (one site) and South Dakota (two sites).
Number of Superfund sites by state (January 2016) | |
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State | Superfund sites |
Alabama | 13 |
Alaska | 6 |
Arizona | 9 |
Arkansas | 9 |
California | 97 |
Colorado | 19 |
Connecticut | 14 |
Delaware | 13 |
Florida | 53 |
Georgia | 16 |
Hawaii | 3 |
Idaho | 6 |
Illinois | 44 |
Indiana | 38 |
Iowa | 11 |
Kansas | 12 |
Kentucky | 13 |
Louisiana | 11 |
Maine | 13 |
Maryland | 20 |
Massachusetts | 32 |
Michigan | 65 |
Minnesota | 25 |
Mississippi | 8 |
Missouri | 33 |
Montana | 16 |
Nebraska | 15 |
Nevada | 1 |
New Hampshire | 20 |
New Jersey | 113 |
New Mexico | 15 |
New York | 85 |
North Carolina | 39 |
North Dakota | 0 |
Ohio | 37 |
Oklahoma | 7 |
Oregon | 13 |
Pennsylvania | 95 |
Rhode Island | 12 |
South Carolina | 25 |
South Dakota | 2 |
Tennessee | 17 |
Texas | 51 |
Utah | 15 |
Vermont | 12 |
Virginia | 31 |
Washington | 51 |
West Virginia | 9 |
Wisconsin | 37 |
Wyoming | 2 |
United States total† | 1,303 |
† Note: 50 state total only Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "National Priorities List (NPL) sites by state" |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Superfund Glossary, S," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Superfund Glossary, N," accessed November 25, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "Introduction to the Hazard Ranking System (HRS)," accessed February 17, 2015
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