Superfund: Times to Assess and Clean Up Hazardous Waste Sites Exceed Program Goals
T-RCED-97-69
Published: Feb 13, 1997. Publicly Released: Feb 13, 1997.
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GAO discussed the results of its examination of trends in the time taken to complete: (1) evaluations of hazardous waste sites for placement on the National Priorities List (NPL), the Superfund Program's list of the nation's worst hazardous waste sites; and (2) cleanup of sites following their listing.
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Environment evaluationEnvironmental monitoringEnvironmental policiesHazardous substancesPollution controlSite selectionHazardous waste sitesHazardous waste site remediationEnvironmental protectionPublic health