Agriculture Street Landfill

Agriculture Street Landfill
Superfund site
Geography
CityNew Orleans
StateLouisiana
Coordinates29°59′20″N 90°2′31″W / 29.98889°N 90.04194°W / 29.98889; -90.04194
Agriculture Street Landfill is located in Louisiana
Agriculture Street Landfill
Agriculture Street Landfill
Information
CERCLIS IDLAD981056997
ContaminantsLead, arsenic, and PAHs
Progress
Proposed08/23/1994
Listed12/16/1994
Construction
completed
04/02/2002
Partially deleted06/15/2000
List of Superfund sites

The Agriculture Street Landfill was a dump located in the Desire Area of New Orleans, Louisiana. The area was later developed for residential use, with unfortunate environmental consequences. It became a Superfund cleanup site in 1994.[1]

  1. ^ Jewson, Marta. "OPSB must pay $12M to students who attended school atop hazardous waste site". The Louisiana Weekly. Retrieved 1 November 2019.