Endangerment assessment handbook

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6016047

Tyburski, T E

Current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy states that an endangerment assessment is required to support all administrative and judicial enforcement actions under Section 106(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA). This Handbook provides guidance to EPA regional, state and contractor personnel on conducting endangerment assessments and preparing the necessary documentation. Its primary purpose is to assist individuals in the preparation of endangerment assessment documents which will satisfy the enforcement needs of each case. The Handbook explains the use of the endangerment assessment as an enforcement tool and its relationship to the remedial investigation (RI) and feasibility study (FS) processes at a site. It provides guidance on how to develop an endangerment assessment and discusses the timing, scope and level of detail that are required and how these factors may be affected by site-specific enforcement concerns.

• Research Organization: PRC Engineering, Inc., Chicago, IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6016047
• Report Number(s): PB-92-102144/XAB; REPT--15-1360-00; CNN: EPA-68-01-7037
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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