The Poisoned Earth: A Journey to the World's Most Polluted Site The Superfund site in Times Beach, Missouri, is a 2 mile stretch of land contaminated with dioxin and other hazardous chemicals.
This environmental disaster has also become a human health crisis that has unfolded for years. What's Happening at the World's Most Polluted Site?
Times Beach's history dates back to the 1960s when oil refineries and chemical plants released massive amounts of pollutants into the environment.