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Improving public health and environmental protection resulting from Superfund site investigation/remediation
Author(s) -
Lee G. Fred,
JonesLee Anne
Publication year - 2004
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.20001
Subject(s) - superfund , environmental remediation , environmental planning , environmental science , environmental protection , waste management , hazardous waste , contamination , engineering , ecology , biology
A discussion of some of the deficiencies of Superfund and hazardous chemical site investigation andremediation is presented. Of concern is the adequacy of defining the constituents of concern;stormwater‐runoff monitoring; evaluating excessive bioaccumulation of hazardous chemicals in edibleorganisms; the extent and degree of groundwater pollution; modeling of pollutant transport in thevadose zone; translocation of subsurface pollutants to surface via plant roots, leaves, and flowers;protection of groundwater quality for nonpriority pollutants that impact aesthetic quality; anddeficiencies in the quality of site data reports. Examples of these types of problems are discussed withsuggestions on the approach that should be followed to improve the quality of site investigation andremediation. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.