| Main Title |
Superfund : EPA has identified limited alternatives to incineration for cleaning up PCB and Dioxin contamination : report to Congressional requesters / |
| CORP Author |
United States. General Accounting Office. |
| Publisher |
The Office ; The Office [distributor, |
| Year Published |
1995 |
| Report Number |
GAO/RCED-96-13; B-266331 |
| Stock Number |
155951 |
| OCLC Number |
34083517 |
| Subjects |
Hazardous waste site remediation--United States ;
Polychlorinated biphenyls ;
Dioxins
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
TD1050.T43 A35 1995 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/28/2015 |
| ERAM |
TD1050.T43A35 HWC |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
06/07/1996 |
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| Collation |
37 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
Cover title. "December 1995." Includes bibliographical references. "GAO/RCED-96-13." "B-266331"--P. 1. |
| Contents Notes |
GAO found that EPA has: (1) chosen innovative technologies in about 20 percent of its cleanup decisions and has used innovative treatment technologies at 10 percent of the PCB-contaminated sites and 3 percent of the dioxin-contaminated sites; (2) not identified any innovative technologies that it believes to be as effective as incineration for treating waste at PCB or dioxin contaminated Superfund sites; (3) recognized that some of its previous cleanup decisions should be reevaluated to take advantage of recent technological advancements; and (4) identified a number of barriers that inhibit the development and use of innovative technologies at Superfund sites, including the inability of innovative technologies to meet incineration performance standards, technical limitations, limited cost and performance data, and the lack of incentives to encourage technology development. |
