Agriculture Street Landfill | |
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Superfund site | |
Geography | |
City | New Orleans |
State | Louisiana |
Coordinates | 29°59′20″N 90°2′31″W / 29.98889°N 90.04194°W |
Information | |
CERCLIS ID | LAD981056997 |
Contaminants | Lead, arsenic, and PAHs |
Progress | |
Proposed | 08/23/1994 |
Listed | 12/16/1994 |
Construction completed | 04/02/2002 |
Partially deleted | 06/15/2000 |
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]