Missouri Electric Works

Superfund site in Cape Girardeau, MO · EPA ID MOD980965982

Missouri Electric Works is a Superfund site in Cape Girardeau, MO on the EPA National Priorities List (Currently on the Final NPL). Contaminants of concern include 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE, 1,2,4-TRICHLOROBENZENE, 1,3-DICHLOROBENZENE, 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE. At Missouri Electric Works, the EPA has determined that human exposure is under control.

EPA status

National Priorities List
Currently on the Final NPL
Human exposure under control
Yes
Groundwater migration under control
Yes
Construction complete
Yes
Sitewide ready for reuse
Yes
Federal facility
No
EPA region
07
County
Cape Girardeau

Contaminants of concern

Grouped by the environmental medium in which the EPA recorded them.

Groundwater

  • 1,1-Dichloroethane
  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,3-Dichlorobenzene
  • 1,4-Dichlorobenzene
  • 2-Chlorophenol
  • Aroclor 1260
  • Benzene
  • Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether
  • Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate
  • Chlorobenzene
  • Chloroform
  • N,N-Dipropylnitrous Amide
  • Naphthalene
  • Tetrachloroethene
  • Trans-1,2-Dichloroethene
  • Trichloroethene

Soil

  • Chlorobenzene
  • Dichloromethane (Methylene Chloride)
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (Pcbs)
  • Trichloroethane (Mixed Isomers)

Location

S HIGHWAY 61 2 MI S HIGHWAY K, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

Latitude 37.28625, longitude -89.555056

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