A Risk Management Framework for Remediation of PCB Contaminated Sediments
A Report by the National Research Council
2001
As summarized by Committee member Diane Henshel(dhenshel@indiana.edu)
Published by the National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. To order the full report, call 1-800-624-6242, or visit the website at http://lab.nap.edu/catalog/10041.html. To read the report online, go to http://lab.nap.edu/books/0309073219/html
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Editor's Note: The Committee that formulated this
report were charged to look at all PCB/Sediment contaminantions, but the
Hudson River cleanup was the main driver to work quickly and efficiently.
Dredging in the Hudson was halted during the study, so that the
Committes's conclusions could be used to evaluate the solution used there.
The EPA's preferred method has been targeted dredging, but G.E. not happy
with this remedy and is even suing over the legality of Superfund.
This report is very relevant to the PCB contamination in Bloomington, as there are sites of continuing concern that contain PCBs in sediments. These are Clear Creek, Richland Creek, Conard's Branch, Stout's Creek, and the Swallow Hole/Beaver Dam area of IC/Quarry Springs.
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