Former Agriculture Street Landfill (New Orleans, Louisiana)

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The Agriculture Street Landfill was a landfill from 1909 to 1952. It was reopened for one year following Hurricane Betsy in 1965. The area was later developed for residential use, with unfortunate environmental consequences. It became a Superfund cleanup site in 1993. The EPA removed the top two feet of soil, placed a geotextile fabric over the ground and covered it with a foot of clean topsoil. The area continues to be monitored for contaminants.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_Street_Landfill
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Coordinates:   29°59'20"N   90°2'29"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago