EPA Mississippi Phosphates
Mississippi Phosphates, a former diammonium phosphate fertilizer plant in Pascagoula, MS, ceased operations in December 2014 following bankruptcy, leaving more than 700,000,000 gallons of acidic, nutrient-rich wastewater behind. Because of environmental impacts to the community, the EPA, who inherited the site in 2017, was on a mission to close the deemed superfund site as quickly […]