Superfund sites
Contaminated cleanup zones
Superfund sites are locations in the United States so contaminated by hazardous waste that they qualify for federal cleanup funds under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
The name comes from the trust fund originally established to pay for remediation.
These sites range from abandoned industrial facilities to former military bases: The old chemical plant was designated a Superfund site.
Cleanup can take decades.
- health risk assessmentEvaluation of potential medical dangers
- cancer clusterLocalized excess of malignancies
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- bioremediationLiving organisms detoxify pollutants
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
toxic chemicals · chemical spill · hazardous waste · environmental justice · brownfields · drums · plume · groundwater pollution · drinking water · toxic waste dump · environmental law · water treatment · EPA · community engagement · public policy · advocacy groups · relocation programs · no trespassing
- Environmental Engineeringair pollution, bioremediation, emissions control, hazardous waste, pollution control
- Environmental Justiceenvironmental racism, environmental rights, environmental policy, climate justice, social equity
- Pollution Lawair pollution, water pollution, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, EPA
- environmental regulationClean Air Act, Clean Water Act, EPA, emissions standards, pollution control
- SuperfundEPA, hazardous waste, remediation, cleanup, contaminated land
- environmentair pollution, ecology, clean air, biosphere, air quality
Superfund sitespristine wilderness
Unspoiled natural environment
nature preserves · virgin land · national parks · wildlife refuges · marine sanctuaries
Superfund sitesprime real estate
Highly sought-after land
residential developments · commercial districts · parkland · residential neighborhoods · recreational areas