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Superfund: Information on Current Health Risks

RCED-95-205 Published: Jul 19, 1995. Publicly Released: Aug 01, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the current health risks from Superfund sites, focusing on: (1) the extent to which sites may pose health risks under current land uses, as opposed to the risks that may develop if land uses change in the future; and (2) whether the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) short-term response actions to mitigate the health risks from Superfund sites have reduced the risks under current land uses.

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