Main Title |
Management Systems Review of the Superfund RI/FS: Opportunities for Streamlining. |
Author |
Johnson, G. L. ;
Wynn, L. H. ;
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CORP Author |
Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Quality Assurance Management Staff. |
Publisher |
c1990 |
Year Published |
1990 |
Report Number |
EPA-68D80074; EPA/600/J-90/117; |
Stock Number |
PB90-264136 |
Additional Subjects |
Quality assurance ;
Quality control ;
Reviews ;
Personnel ;
Data processing ;
Management planning ;
Decision making ;
Reprints ;
Waste management ;
Superfund ;
Remedial action ;
Feasibility studies ;
Regional analysis ;
US EPA
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB90-264136 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
7p |
Abstract |
The Management Systems Review (MSR) is an important component of EPA's quality assurance program to assess the effectiveness of environmental data operations and the quality assurance/quality control activities designed to support those operations. MSRs inform managers about aspects of the environmental data operation that are working well and those which may warrant some improvement. A recent review of the Superfund remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) has shown that the MSR is an excellent tool for providing a systematic definition of complex environmental data operations and for enabling a thorough analysis of these operations. The MSR utilized information gathered from interviews of Regional personnel and from case studies of recently completed RI/FSs. The findings indicated that environmental data play an important role in most RI/FS decisions and that thorough and structured scoping is critical to the effectiveness of the RI/FS. Analysis of the RI/FS process using a comprehensive flow diagram identified several opportunities for changes that may increase efficiency in data collection and the reliability of RI/FS decisions. These changes provide for more effective scoping activities, a streamlined feasibility study, and increased use of treatability studies during the RI. A pilot demonstration of these process changes is being planned for a Regional RI/FS. (Copyright (c) 1990--Air and Waste Management Association.) |