EPA/Navy CERCLA Remedial Action Technology Guide

Abstract

Section 121 (b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) mandates the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to select remedies that 'utilize permanent solutions and alternative treatment technologies or resource recovery technologies to the maximum extent practicable' and to prefer remedial actions in which treatment 'permanently and significantly reduces the volume, toxicity, or mobility of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants as a principal element.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA274797

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organic Chemistry

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Systems Analysis and Design