This is a list of Superfund sites in Pennsylvania designated under the
(CERCLA)
environmental law
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. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the
United States Environmental Protection Agency
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(EPA) to create a list of
polluted
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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
The National Priorities List (NPL) is the priority list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial investigation and remedial action (cleanup) financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protec ...
(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 95
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 on the National Priorities List in
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
.
Two additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list.
Twenty-eight 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
Superfund sites are polluted locations in the United States requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. Sites include landfills, mines, manufacturing facilities, processing plants where toxic waste has either ...
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List of environmental issues
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Issues
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List of waste types
Waste comes in many different forms and may be categorized in a variety of ways. The types listed here are not necessarily exclusive and there may be considerable overlap so that one waste entity may fall into one to many types.
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TOXMAP
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References
External links
EPA list of Superfund sites in PennsylvaniaEPA list of proposed Superfund sites in PennsylvaniaEPA list of current Superfund sites in PennsylvaniaEPA list of Superfund site construction completions in PennsylvaniaEPA list of partially deleted Superfund sites in PennsylvaniaEPA list of deleted Superfund sites in Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...
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 ...
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