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Cleaning up Superfund: A proposal for permanent cleanups and returning land back to nature - with applications to the petroleum industry

Journal Article · · Journal of Natural Resources amp Environmental Law
OSTI ID:543067
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  1. Itzchak E. Kornfield & Associates, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
With few exceptions EPA has not made a distinction between estimated risks which are real and current versus those which are speculative and contingent on uncertain future uses of contaminated land or water or uncertain migration of contaminants. EPA has not carried out a comprehensive and systematic site discovery program nationwide... ...EPA`s screening procedures for determining whether sites require remedial cleanup under Superfund incorrectly eliminate some sites which really do require cleanup. EPA has not estimated the magnitude of these false negative decisions... From 240 to 2,000 false negative decisions may exist. 175 refs.
OSTI ID:
543067
Journal Information:
Journal of Natural Resources amp Environmental Law, Journal Name: Journal of Natural Resources amp Environmental Law Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 9; ISSN JNRLF9
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English