Superfund Site

Pearl River Fish Kill

The Pearl River Which Borders Ms& La (peark River County & Washington)., Poplarville, MS 39470
National Priorities List: No
Status: Active
Pearl River Fish Kill is a superfund site located at The Pearl River Which Borders Ms& La (peark River County & Washington)., Poplarville, MS 39470. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Pearl River Fish Kill because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Pearl River Fish Kill is currently registered as an Active superfund site by the EPA. However, it is not on the NPL (National Priorities List), which means the EPA does not consider it one of the nation's most hazardous waste sites.