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Superfund: Integrated Site Assessments May Expedite Cleanups

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date July 24, 1997
Report No. RCED-97-181
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Summary:

To expedite its cleanups of hazardous waste sites, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced the Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model in 1992. One component of the model, the integrated site assessment, was designed to streamline the evaluation of sites by merging assessments of their conditions and risks. Before, these assessments were done separately and often sequentially by various Superfund units in EPA's regional offices. Through this approach, EPA expected to shorten the duration of cleanups by years and to improve coordination among cleanup units. This report (1) determines whether integrated site assessments have the potential to speed hazardous waste cleanups, reduce their costs, and improve coordination among various Superfund units; (2) assesses EPA's implementation of this approach; and (3) identifies factors that could limit the use of integrated site assessments.

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