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The Coeur d’Alene Basin and Silver Valley is a region known for recreational opportunities and mining. Mining and milling operations started in the mid 1880s and left behind lead and other metal contamination throughout the area. This contamination led to the creation of the Bunker Hill Superfund Site extending from the Idaho-Montana border and into portions of eastern Washington. View a map for the Bunker Hill Superfund Site here.

Lead and other heavy metals still exist and can pose a health risk. The Institutional Controls Program (ICP) and Lead Health Intervention Program (LHIP) for the Bunker Hill Superfund Site offer several services and resources, free of charge to users, to help residents protect their health and maintain barriers over contaminated soil. Learn more about limiting exposures to keep your family healthy.

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THE DIRT: Historic pollution study of the Coeur d’Alene Basin Part 3

During the summer of 1933, Dr. Ellis and a team of scientists from the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries launched one of the first systematic investigations into the effects of mine waste on the Coeur d’Alene River system. Their work sought to understand how decades of mining activity had altered the watershed’s chemistry and biology.The study began with a review of...

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