Remedy Selection Guidance and Policies
This compilation of documents covers a broad range of criteria used in evaluating remedy decisions. Some are overview guidance, while others focus on a specific type of contamination problem.
Key
Principles of Remedy Selection
Several documents that provide guidance on the primary
considerations of remedy selection which are universally applicable at
Superfund sites. Key guidance here include: Rules of Thumb for Superfund
Remedy Selection and Role of the Baseline Risk Assessment
in Superfund Remedy Selection Decisions.
Contaminant-Specific
Remedies
Several groups of documents that provide remedy
selection and removal guidance for sites with a specific type of contaminant.
Contaminants addressed include: Asbestos, Dioxin, Metals, Lead, MTBE,
Mercury, Methane, Pesticides, PCBs, Radiation, and VOCs.
Media-Specific Remedies
Remedy selection guidance specifically
designed for cleanup of contaminated ground water, sediments, and soils.
Site
Type-Specific Remedies
Recommended remedies for specific types of sites. Site
types covered include: Buildings, Landfills, Mining Sites, Wetlands, or
Wood Treating Facilities. Many of these Site Type-Specific remedies
are also considered Presumptive Remedies.
Presumptive Remedies
Superfund's extensive experience in complex toxic waste site cleanup has
revealed certain consistencies in site characteristics and remedies. The
"presumptive remedy" initiative looks for remedies that are appropriate
for specific site types and/or contaminants. Its objective is to streamline
site investigations and make remedy selection speedier and more predictable.
The five types of sites for which there is presumptive remedy guidance
include: VOCs in Soils, Municipal Landfills (including application
to military landfills), Metals in Soils, Wood Treaters, and Contaminated
Ground Water.
Reforms By Type - Cleanups
Begun in 1993, the Superfund Reforms program consists of various initiatives
and pilots designed to make the Superfund program work faster, fairer,
and more efficiently. This page summarizes those initiatives developed
to enhance remedy assessment and performance.
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