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Title: LUST update: Petroleum cleanup standards may be eased

Journal Article · · Environmental Protection
OSTI ID:482295

The California STate Water Resources Control Board recently announced a significant policy shift in cleanup of petroleum pollution from leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs). This change may indicate a change nationwide toward cost effectiveness in environmental remediation. Specific recommendations from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories triggered this change. This article discusses the recommendations and the follow up: California response, EPA response, other state programs, and recommended individual response.

OSTI ID:
482295
Journal Information:
Environmental Protection, Vol. 7, Issue 10; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English