Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2017-12-01
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 0309465567
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Superfund program of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created in the 1980s to address human-health and environmental risks posed by abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste sites. Identification of Superfund sites and their remediation is an expensive multistep process. As part of this process, EPA attempts to identify parties that are responsible for the contamination and thus financially responsible for remediation. Identification of potentially responsible parties is complicated because Superfund sites can have a long history of use and involve contaminants that can have many sources. Such is often the case for mining sites that involve metal contamination; metals occur naturally in the environment, they can be contaminants in the wastes generated at or released from the sites, and they can be used in consumer products, which can degrade and release the metals back to the environment. This report examines the extent to which various sources contribute to environmental lead contamination at Superfund sites that are near lead-mining areas and focuses on sources that contribute to lead contamination at sites near the Southeast Missouri Lead Mining District. It recommends potential improvements in approaches used for assessing sources of lead contamination at or near Superfund sites.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 88
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Allison Rumsey
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781585761654
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The "Deskbook" combines expert analysis and key statutory and policy materials, resulting in a user-friendly reference source that provides a thorough grounding in Superfund law and policy.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: David M. McIntosh
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1999-06
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 0788180630
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Hearing on the Superfund and the EPA's efforts in this area. Everyone -- environmentalists, small and large businesses, and State and local governments -- agrees that the Superfund Program, charged with cleaning up toxic sites, has been a failure and must be reformed. Witnesses: Assoc. Dir., Environmental Protection Issues, GAO; Asst. Dir., Superfund, GAO; Inspector Gen., EPA; Rep. John L. Mica; Florence Robinson, Communities at Risk Network; Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; James Nerger, Marisol, Inc.; Jefry Rosmarin, RGE, Inc.; Beckett Bronze Co.; and Gloucester Co.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 632
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published:
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 1428922156
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Environmental Law Institute
Publisher: Environmental Law Institute
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781585760497
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Gregg Macey
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-06-22
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 038748857X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Nearly thirty years after creation of the most advanced and expensive hazardous waste cleanup infrastructure in the world, this book provides a much-needed lens through which the Superfund program should be assessed and reshaped. Focusing on the lessons of adaptive management, it explores new concepts and tools for the cleanup and reuse of contaminated sites, and for dealing with the uncertainty inherent in long-term site stewardship.