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You may also call 800-361-4827 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you are involved in or witness an environmental emergency that poses an immediate threat to public health or the environment, please call the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at 573-634-2436.

The department provides a range of services to help Missouri citizens, communities and businesses protect and improve the air, land and water resources that we all share. The department also provides opportunities to learn more about Missouri's natural and cultural history at our state parks and historic sites.

So if remediation is removal and cleanup of pollution, what is left to do? Plenty. Once the harmful contamination causing pollutants are removed or contained, the next step is to restore the habitat. Restoration is the enhancement, creation, or re-creation of habitats, those places where fish and wildlife live.

The department's Environmental Remediation Program (ERP) oversees the cleanup and removal of hazardous waste, hazardous substances and petroleum contamination from improper management of waste materials leaked, dumped, spilled or otherwise released onto Missouri lands.

Environmental remediation is the removal of pollution or contaminants from water (both ground water and surface water) and soil. These waste products are removed for the protection of human health, as well as to restore the environment.

Environmental remediation refers to reducing radiation exposure, for example, from contaminated soil, groundwater or surface water. The purpose is more than just eliminating radiation sources; it is about protecting people and the environment against potential harmful effects from exposure to ionizing radiation.