davis timber company

107 JACKSON STREET

The 30-acre site is located on Jackson Road, approximately six miles northwest of Hattiesburg in Lamar County, Mississippi. Areas of dirt, gravel and asphalt as well as grass and dense vegetation cover the site. Tree bark and wood chips cover a large portion of the site. A power line borders the site to the north, a recreational trail borders the site to the south, Jacksonville Road borders the site to the east, and a wetland and West Mineral Creek border the site to the west. From 1972 until the late 1980s, Davis Timber Company operated a timber processing and wood preserving facility at the site. Operations included discharging wastewater into an on-site storage pond. In 2000, EPA listed the site on the NPL. The site is not currently in use.

Hazardous Ranking Score

49 / 100

A score of 28.5 or higher qualifies a site for the Superfund National Priority List.

Regional Contact

Region 4
Phone: (404) 562-9900
Fax: (404) 562-8174

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Discovery
Site Inspection
Preliminary Assessment
Final Listing On NPL
Removal

Contaminants & Health Effects

      Carcinogen
      Endocrine Disrupter
      Neurotoxic
      Sensitiser
      Reproductive Toxin
      Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
      VOC
      Mutagen

        Census

        White
        African American
        Asian
        American Indian and Alaska Native
        Native Hawaiian
        Other

        474

        People living
        within a 1 mile radius

        $39,892

        Average Income

        162

        Occupied homes

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