Presumptive remedies: characterization and remedy selection of VOCs in soils
- Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco, CA (United States)
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
Since Superfund`s inception in 1980, the remedial and removal programs have found that certain categories of sites have similar characteristics, such as types of contaminants present, types of disposal practices, or how environmental media are affected. Based on information acquired from evaluating and cleaning up these sites, the Superfund program is undertaking an initiative to develop presumptive remedies to accelerate future cleanups at these types of sites. The presumptive remedy approach is one tool of acceleration within the Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model (SACK). Presumptive remedies are preferred technologies for common categories of sites, based on historical patterns of remedy selection and EPAs scientific and engineering evaluation of performance data on technology implementation. The objective of the presumptive remedies initiative is to use the program`s past experience to streamline site investigation and speed up selection of cleanup actions. This paper is a summary of the EPA Directive Presumptive Remedies: Site Characterization and technology Selection for Volatile Organic Compounds in Soils that identifies the presumptive remedies for Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCIA) sites with soils contaminated by volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In addition, EPA is developing guidance on presumptive remedies for wood treatment, municipal landfill, PCB, grain storage, coal gasification, and contaminated ground-water sites. EPA has also developed a directive entitled Presumptive Remedies: Policy and Procedures, which outlines and addresses the issues common to all presumptive remedies.
- OSTI ID:
- 49434
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941189--; ISBN 1-56590-016-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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