Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency ResponsePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
National Consistency in Superfund Remedy Selection
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency ResponsePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Reengineering the Superfund Remedy Selection Process
Author: Malcolm M. BlissAlternatives for Managing the Nation's Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309278139
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
Across the United States, thousands of hazardous waste sites are contaminated with chemicals that prevent the underlying groundwater from meeting drinking water standards. These include Superfund sites and other facilities that handle and dispose of hazardous waste, active and inactive dry cleaners, and leaking underground storage tanks; many are at federal facilities such as military installations. While many sites have been closed over the past 30 years through cleanup programs run by the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. EPA, and other state and federal agencies, the remaining caseload is much more difficult to address because the nature of the contamination and subsurface conditions make it difficult to achieve drinking water standards in the affected groundwater. Alternatives for Managing the Nation's Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites estimates that at least 126,000 sites across the U.S. still have contaminated groundwater, and their closure is expected to cost at least $110 billion to $127 billion. About 10 percent of these sites are considered "complex," meaning restoration is unlikely to be achieved in the next 50 to 100 years due to technological limitations. At sites where contaminant concentrations have plateaued at levels above cleanup goals despite active efforts, the report recommends evaluating whether the sites should transition to long-term management, where risks would be monitored and harmful exposures prevented, but at reduced costs.
Trends in Superfund Site Remedy Selection
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and DevelopmentPublisher:
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Category : Hazardous wastes
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Improving the Superfund Cleanup Process
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Superfund, Ocean, and Water ProtectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental policy
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Strengthening Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--National Research Council (NRC) Findings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Energy and EnvironmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental laboratories
Languages : en
Pages : 1444
Book Description
Hazardous Wastes, Superfund, and Toxic Substances
Author: Superfund Reforms Annual Report FY 1997
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Site Remediation EnforcementPublisher:
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Category : Hazardous substances
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk AssessmentPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Superfund Reassessment and Reauthorization
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk AssessmentPublisher:
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Category : Environmental law
Languages : en
Pages : 910
Book Description