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Hazardous Substance Research Centers program: An incubator for remediation research
Author(s) -
Lasat Mitch
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.10071
Subject(s) - hazardous waste , environmental remediation , superfund , agency (philosophy) , environmental planning , hazardous substance , waste management , the internet , business , engineering , environmental science , contamination , computer science , world wide web , biology , ecology , philosophy , epistemology
The Hazardous Substance Research Center (HSRC) was established by the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) to assist in the implementation of Superfund and to address major hazardous substanceenvironmental problems at a regional level. Over the past 12 years, the HSRC program has produced more than1,200 peer‐reviewed technical articles, 27 patents and licenses, 21 new technologies for the remediationmarketplace, and provided technical assistance to more than 300 communities. Research, technology transfer, andtraining are conducted by five regional multi‐university centers, which focus on different aspects ofhazardous substance management. Areas of focus include urban environments, contaminated sediments, naturalremediation and restoration technologies, abandoned mine lands, and chlorinated solvents in groundwater. Thisarticle provides an overview of the five HSRC programs including current areas of research, field studies, andtechnology transfer Internet links to access research results and remediation technology information. ©2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.