Superfund Site
Eagle Picher Carefree Battery
Exit 152 I-25, Socorro, NM 87801
National Priorities List: Yes
Status: N/A
Eagle Picher Carefree Battery is a superfund site located at Exit 152 I-25, Socorro, NM 87801. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Eagle Picher Carefree Battery 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. Eagle Picher Carefree Battery is currently registered as an Active NPL superfund site by the EPA. Because it is on the NPL (National Priorities List), Eagle Picher Carefree Battery is considered one of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by the EPA.
