[PDF][PDF] National Overview of Emergency Response Under Superfund
HD Van Cleave - Atmospheric Emergencies: Existing Capabilities, 1983 - onlinepubs.trb.org
HD Van Cleave
Atmospheric Emergencies: Existing Capabilities, 1983•onlinepubs.trb.orgThis paper discusses the US Environmental Protection Agency's program for hazardous
material emergency response and the Superfund created by Congress to support federal
cleanup of chemical spills and abandoned waste sites that threaten people or the
environment. The active participation of state and local governments during hazardous
waste emergencies is advocated. Efforts toward federal, state, and local cooperation are
seen as the key to timely and effective response to the dangers from hazardous materials …
material emergency response and the Superfund created by Congress to support federal
cleanup of chemical spills and abandoned waste sites that threaten people or the
environment. The active participation of state and local governments during hazardous
waste emergencies is advocated. Efforts toward federal, state, and local cooperation are
seen as the key to timely and effective response to the dangers from hazardous materials …
This paper discusses the US Environmental Protection Agency's program for hazardous material emergency response and the Superfund created by Congress to support federal cleanup of chemical spills and abandoned waste sites that threaten people or the environment. The active participation of state and local governments during hazardous waste emergencies is advocated. Efforts toward federal, state, and local cooperation are seen as the key to timely and effective response to the dangers from hazardous materials.
The primary responsibility of the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) oil and hazardous substance emergency response program is to protect the quality of the environment by preventing or minimizing the effects of spills or releases from hazardous waste sites. The program concentrates on environmental emergencies that pose an immediate threat to public health and welfare. EPA's Emergency Response Division is headquartered in Washington, DC, and
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