This is a list of Superfund sites in Kentucky designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on De ...
(EPA) to create a list of
polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.
[P.L. 96-510, , December 11, 1980.] These locations are known as
Superfund
Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the United States Environmental Pro ...
sites, and are placed on the
National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for
environmental remediation
Environmental remediation is the cleanup of hazardous substances dealing with the removal, treatment and containment of pollution or contaminants from Natural environment, environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment. Remediation may be ...
.
As of November 29, 2010, there were 14 Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
.
No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list.
Six sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.
Superfund sites
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See also
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List of Superfund sites in the United States
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List of environmental issues
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List of waste types
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TOXMAP
References
External links
EPA list of proposed Superfund sites in Kentucky
* ttp://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/query/queryhtm/nplpdel.htm#KY EPA list of partially deleted Superfund sites in Kentuckybr>EPA list of deleted Superfund sites in Kentucky
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Superfund
Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the United States Environmental Pro ...
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
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