Federal Facilities: Consistent Relative Risk Evaluations Needed for Prioritizing Cleanups
Abstract
Federal facilities have been contaminated with a wide range of substances, including highly radioactive waste and toxic chemicals. As of April 1995, federal agencies had placed 2,070 facilities on the federal facility docket, EPAs listing of the facilities awaiting evaluation for possible cleanup. EPA had placed 154 federal facilities on the National Priorities List (NPL) and, as of February 1996, had proposed another five facilities for listing. (For the status of the 2,070 facilities on the docket,) EPA uses the NPL as an aid in determining which sites warrant further investigation to assess public health and environmental risks and which sites merit cleanup.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- AD1179614
Entities
People
- James F. Donaghy
- John D. Yakaitis
- Leo G. Acosta
- Peter F. Guerrero
- R. T. Baden
- Raymond G. Hendren
- Richard P. Johnson
- Stephen D. Secrist
- Steve Pruitt
- Uldis Adamsons
- Virgil N. Schroeder
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office