ROSS METALS INC.
ROSSVILLE, TN
Superfund Site Profile
Site Contacts
Community Involvement Coordinator
Brenda Bonner
[email protected]
(404) 562-8348
Remedial Project Manager
Beth Walden
[email protected]
(404) 562-8814
Site Location
Street Address:100 N RAILROAD STREET
ROSSVILLE, TN 38066
Background
The Ross Metals Inc., Superfund site includes the area where Ross Metals operated a secondary lead smelter facility from 1979 to 1992.
EPA placed the site on the Superfund program’s National Priorities List (NPL) in 1997 because of contaminated groundwater, soil, sediment and surface water resulting from facility operations.
EPA and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) have investigated site conditions. By monitoring groundwater, placing institutional controls on the site property and undertaking Five-Year Reviews, EPA and TDEC continue to protect people and the environment from site contamination.
Site contamination does not currently threaten people living and working ...
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