Superfund at work: Hazardous waste cleanup efforts nationwide, spring 1993 (French Limited Site Profile, Harris County, Texas)

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6291486

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) negotiated a major cleanup at the French Limited site, working with the Texas Water Commission (TWC) and the French Limited Task Group (FLTG). EPA's Superfund program: employed an innovative technology to clean up 300,000 cubic yards of hazardous waste; negotiated an agreement, known as a consent decree, in which FLTG pays for all cleanup costs and future oversight expenses; ensured the planting and preservation of 23 acres of wetlands near the site; and awarded the nation's 75th Superfund Technical Assistance Grant to a local group so that the community is kept informed. Cooperation between all parties demonstrates how the Superfund program cleans up hazardous waste sites.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
• OSTI ID: 6291486
• Report Number(s): PB-93-963609/XAB; EPA--520/F-93/004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540250* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (1990-)
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AROMATICS
BIODEGRADATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
COMMUNITIES
CONTAMINATION
COOPERATION
DECOMPOSITION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIGESTION
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
EXPENDITURES
GRANTS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOL
PHENOLS
POLLUTION LAWS
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
PRESERVATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC RELATIONS
REMEDIAL ACTION
SLUDGES
TEXAS
TRACE AMOUNTS
US EPA
US ORGANIZATIONS
US SUPERFUND
USA
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WETLANDS