Weir zinc smelter named EPA priority site

The Cherokee Zinc-Weir Smelter Superfund Site, located on the north side of the city of Weir, Cherokee County has been added to the federal Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of the nation’s hazardous waste sites with the highest priority for clean-up. The Chicago Zinc The Chicago Zinc Works Company and several other companies owned and operated a primary zi...

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