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 zinc smelter from …