Military Base Contamination in Missouri
11 installations in Missouri are profiled on this site for documented environmental contamination. Each page covers what was found, the cleanup status, and the health concerns for those who served there.
Fort Crowder (Camp Crowder)
Former Army Signal Corps training center near Neosho, Missouri, now a Formerly Used Defense Site with documented TCE and solvent contamination.
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Leonard Wood, a major Army training post in Missouri, has documented PFAS and chlorinated solvent contamination tied to firefighting foam use and past dry cleaning operations, along with PCB releases.
Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base
A Missouri Air National Guard installation on the historic Jefferson Barracks site where wartime ordnance and fuels have raised exposure concerns.
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri, a Superfund site since 1987, has documented TCE, solvent, PCB, heavy metal, and asbestos contamination from decades of munitions production.
Lambert-St. Louis Air National Guard Base
A Missouri Air National Guard installation at Lambert-St. Louis, near Hazelwood, where removed waste oil, solvent, and detergent tanks left residues regulators still treat as of concern.
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
An overview of environmental contaminants and cleanup history at the former Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in Missouri.
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri has documented fuel, solvent, and metal contamination, with PFAS raised as a concern.
St. Louis Army Ammunition Plant
A former Army ammunition plant on Goodfellow Boulevard in St. Louis where explosive residues, heavy metals, and PCBs have been documented.
Tyson Valley Powder Farm
A former Army ordnance storage and testing site near Eureka, Missouri, now a Formerly Used Defense Site under investigation.
Weldon Spring Ordnance Works
A former WWII Army TNT and DNT plant in St. Charles County, Missouri, with documented explosives, metals, and radioactive contamination.
Whiteman Air Force Base
Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri has documented PFAS in groundwater linked to decades of firefighting foam use.