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Ground-water issue: Characterizing soils for hazardous-waste-site assessments

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6203953
The Regional Superfund Ground Water Forum is a group of ground-water scientists representing EPA's Regional Offices, organized to exchange up-to-date information related to ground-water remediation at hazardous waste sites. Soil characterization at hazardous waste sites is an issue identified by the forum as a concern of CERCLA decision-makers. Soil characterization provides data types required for decision making in three distinct RI/FS tasks: (1) Determination of the nature and extent of soil contamination. (2) Risk assessment, and determination of risk-based soil clean-up levels. (3) Determination of the potential effectiveness of soil remediation alternatives.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
OSTI ID:
6203953
Report Number(s):
PB-91-921294/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English