Superfund Implementation Analysis
Author : Dorothy Marie Daley
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Page : 262 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 2001
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Author : Dorothy Marie Daley
Publisher :
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 2001
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Oversight
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Page : 266 pages
File Size : 37,82 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Hazardous waste sites
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Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,22 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Hazardous substances
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Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher : Agency
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 12,97 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Medical
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Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 20,29 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Environmental protection
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 32,70 MB
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ISBN : 1428922113
Author : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
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Page : 60 pages
File Size : 18,21 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Hazardous waste management
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism
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Page : 632 pages
File Size : 36,8 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Hazardous waste sites
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 26,17 MB
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309134102
Some of the nation's estuaries, lakes and other water bodies contain contaminated sediments that can adversely affect fish and wildlife and may then find their way into people's diets. Dredging is one of the few options available for attempting to clean up contaminated sediments, but it can uncover and re-suspend buried contaminants, creating additional exposures for wildlife and people. At the request of Congress, EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to evaluate dredging as a cleanup technique. The book finds that, based on a review of available evidence, dredging's ability to decrease environmental and health risks is still an open question. Analysis of pre-dredging and post-dredging at about 20 sites found a wide range of outcomes in terms of surface sediment concentrations of contaminants: some sites showed increases, some no change, and some decreases in concentrations. Evaluating the potential long-term benefits of dredging will require that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency step up monitoring activities before, during and after individual cleanups to determine whether it is working there and what combinations of techniques are most effective.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 12,99 MB
Release : 2006-01-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0309097142
For more than 100 years, the Coeur d' Alene River Basin has been known as "The Silver Valley" for being one of the most productive silver, lead, and zinc mining areas in the United States. Over time, high levels of metals (including lead, arsenic, cadmium, and zinc) were discovered in the local environment and elevated blood lead levels were found in children in communities near the metal-refining and smelter complex. In 1983, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed a 21-square mile mining area in northern Idaho as a Superfund site. EPA extended those boundaries in 1998 to include areas throughout the 1500-square mile area Coeur d'Alene River Basin project area. Under Superfund, EPA has developed a plan to clean up the contaminated area that will cost an estimated $359 million over 3 decades-and this effort is only the first step in the cleanup process. Superfund and Mining Megasites: Lessons from Coeur d'Alene River Basin evaluates the issues and concerns that have been raised regarding EPA's decisions about cleaning up the area. The scientific and technical practices used by EPA to make decisions about human health risks at the Coeur d'Alene River Basin Superfund site are generally sound; however, there are substantial concerns regarding environmental protection decisions, particularly dealing with the effectiveness of long-term plans.