superfunds: A tidy dataset of United States Superfund sites.
In hepplerj/superfundr: Superfund Sites in the United States

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A tidy dataset containing locations and information of Superfund sites established by the Environmental Protection Agency. Contaminant of concern data from Superfund decision documents issued in fiscal years 1982-2017. Includes sites 1) final or deleted on the National Priorities List (NPL); and 2) sites with a Superfund Alternative Approach (SAA) Agreement in place. The only sites included that are 1) not on the NPL; 2) proposed for NPL; or 3) removed from proposed NPL, are those with an SAA Agreement in place.

1	superfunds

A data frame with 66386 rows and 20 variables:

site_name: Name of the site.
epa_id: Unique EPA ID.
city: The city or nearest city of the site.
county: County the site is within.
state: The state of the site.
zipcode: The zip code of the site.
region: The EPA region where the site resides.
npl_status: NPL status of the site.
superfund_agreement: Whether a site has an Alternative Approach Agreement. Notation of N (no) or Y (yes).
federal_facility: Whether a site is on federal property. Notation of N (no) or Y (yes).
op_unit_no: An OU addressing the geographic areas of a site, specific site problems, or areas where a specific action is required. See EPA documentation for more information.
seq_id: Cost org field/financial activity sequence number.
decision_type: Explanation of the record.
completion_date: The date the site was listed.
fiscal_year: The fiscal year the site falls under.
media: Medium affected by contaminants at a site. Types of media include: Soil, Solid Waste, Sediment, Groundwater, Surface Water, Sediment, Sludge, Leachate, and Residuals.
contaminant: An individual contaminant located at a specific site.
address: Address of the site.
latitude: The latitude of the site.
longitude: The longitude of the site.