The Hazardous Substance Research Centers: Innovative research and cost-effective cleanup

Conference · Fri Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI ID:500816

Nemeth, J C ^[1]

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1. Georgia Tech Research Inst., Atlanta, GA (United States). Hazardous Substance Research Center South and Southwest

Cleaning up Superfund hazardous waste sites must remain a high national priority in order to control risks to human health and the environment. While there may be concerns related to the progress of Superfund programs, one important action taken by Congress was authorizing the Hazardous Substance Research Centers (HSRCs) program to cost-effectively solve America`s remediation challenge. The five HSRCs were established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1989 under authority of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. Composed of 27 major research universities, the HSRCs have been overwhelming successful in: conducting research, developing and demonstrating new methods to assess and remediate sites contaminated with hazardous substances, improving existing treatment technologies, decreasing the production and use of hazardous substances, and educating hazardous substance management professionals and communities. Reports indicate that a dollar spent on HSRC research leads to over ten dollars in cleanup savings--a demonstrated potential to save billions of dollars.

• OSTI ID: 500816
• Report Number(s): CONF-9705100--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
EDUCATION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
REMEDIAL ACTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
US SUPERFUND