COPPER BASIN MINING DISTRICT, OPERABLE UNIT 3
COPPERHILL, POLK COUNTY, TENNESSEE
CONCLUSIONS
Contaminant concentrations in waste materials, surface soil, and sediment
could pose a public health hazard if contaminated areas were developed for
residential use.
Physical hazards at the site pose a public health hazard.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Prevent the public (particularly children) from accessing areas where there
are physical hazards or where high concentrations of metals were detected
in mining wastes, surface soils, and sediment.
REFERENCES
Tennessee Division of Superfund in cooperation with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Site Investigation: London Mill Flotation
Plant; April 15, 1996.
