Superfund Assignment
1. Superfund sites are any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified by the EPA as a candidate for cleanup because it poses a risk to human health and/or the environment.
2. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA Statute, CERCLA Overview). These some of the federal laws that led to the superfund.
3. There are about 123 superfund sited in California.
4. The name of my superfund site is The Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base which cover about 125,000 acres in San Diego county.
5. June 14th 1989 (Proposed)
November 21 1989 (Listed)
6. The site has not been cleaned up; there is no estimated time.
7. Landfills, surface impoundments, and groundwater are issues that have been the cause of pollution. The water is contaminated due to irresponsible dumping.
8. Groundwater and the soil have been contaminated.
9. Toxins such as trichloroethane (TCE), Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Organchlorine pesticides, Volatile organic compounds (VOC) and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). All contaminate both groundwater and the soil of the area.
10. VOC exposure may cause cancer, liver damage, kidney damage, and nervous system damage.
PCB exposure can cause cancer, immune deficiencies, reproductive problems, as well as neurological deficiencies.
11. There is landfill cap that is supposed to be done in the next 3 years which will help with the groundwater contamination. In December 1995 TCE and TPH were removed from the sire into an offsite landfill.
12. These superfund facilities can be recreated to become more useful as a park, or a place to replant in able to heal the environment; it can become a protected park instead of the damaged environment site.
13. The main difference between the Brownfields and Superfund is that one is supported by the EPA and that Brownfield is often abandoned and repurposed land is the main goal. Often Brownfields clean up the site by removing the contaminants then change the land to become more useful like recreational parks or other buildings.
2. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA Statute, CERCLA Overview). These some of the federal laws that led to the superfund.
3. There are about 123 superfund sited in California.
4. The name of my superfund site is The Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base which cover about 125,000 acres in San Diego county.
5. June 14th 1989 (Proposed)
November 21 1989 (Listed)
6. The site has not been cleaned up; there is no estimated time.
7. Landfills, surface impoundments, and groundwater are issues that have been the cause of pollution. The water is contaminated due to irresponsible dumping.
8. Groundwater and the soil have been contaminated.
9. Toxins such as trichloroethane (TCE), Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Organchlorine pesticides, Volatile organic compounds (VOC) and Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). All contaminate both groundwater and the soil of the area.
10. VOC exposure may cause cancer, liver damage, kidney damage, and nervous system damage.
PCB exposure can cause cancer, immune deficiencies, reproductive problems, as well as neurological deficiencies.
11. There is landfill cap that is supposed to be done in the next 3 years which will help with the groundwater contamination. In December 1995 TCE and TPH were removed from the sire into an offsite landfill.
12. These superfund facilities can be recreated to become more useful as a park, or a place to replant in able to heal the environment; it can become a protected park instead of the damaged environment site.
13. The main difference between the Brownfields and Superfund is that one is supported by the EPA and that Brownfield is often abandoned and repurposed land is the main goal. Often Brownfields clean up the site by removing the contaminants then change the land to become more useful like recreational parks or other buildings.