عنوان

Superfund and mining megasites :

(Number (ISBN

030955232X

(Number (ISBN

9780309552325

Erroneous ISBN

0309097124

Erroneous ISBN

0309097142

Erroneous ISBN

9780309097147

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b784472

Title Proper

Superfund and mining megasites :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

lessons from the Coeur D'Alene River basin /

First Statement of Responsibility

Committee on Superfund Site Assessment and Remediation in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Life and Earth Studies, National Research Council.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Washington, D.C. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

National Academies Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2005.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xvii, 484 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references.

Text of Note

Introduction -- Historical background -- The Coeur D'Alene system -- Remedial investigation assessment -- Human health risk assessment in the Coeur D'Alene River basin -- Human health risk assessment: lead exposure and uptake: use of the IEUBK model -- Ecological risk assessment -- Remediation objectives and approaches -- Mining megasites: lessons learned.

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For more than 100 years, the Coeur d Alene River Basin has been known as "The Silver Valley" for being one of the most productive silver, lead, and zinc mining areas in the United States. Over time, high levels of metals (including lead, arsenic, cadmium, and zinc) were discovered in the local environment and elevated blood lead levels were found in children in communities near the metal-refining and smelter complex. In 1983, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed a 21-square mile mining area in northern Idaho as a Superfund site. EPA extended those boundaries in 1998 to include areas throughout the 1500-square mile area Coeur d'Alene River Basin project area. Under Superfund, EPA has developed a plan to clean up the contaminated area that will cost an estimated $359 million over 3 decades -- and this effort is only the first step in the cleanup process. Superfund and Mining Megasites: Lessons from Coeur d'Alene River Basin evaluates the issues and concerns that have been raised regarding EPA s decisions about cleaning up the area. The scientific and technical practices used by EPA to make decisions about human health risks at the Coeur d'Alene River Basin Superfund site are generally sound; however, there are substantial concerns regarding environmental protection decisions, particularly dealing with the effectiveness of long-term plans.

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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.

Title

Superfund and mining megasites.

International Standard Book Number

0309097142

Contaminated sediments-- Environmental aspects-- Idaho-- Coeur d'Alene River.

Environmental risk assessment-- Idaho-- Coeur d'Alene River.

Hazardous waste site remediation-- Environmental aspects-- Idaho-- Coeur d'Alene River.

Lead-- Idaho-- Coeur d'Alene River.

Contaminated sediments-- Environmental aspects.

Environmental risk assessment.

Hazardous waste site remediation-- Environmental aspects.

Lead.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Environmental-- Pollution Control.

Coeur d'Alene River (Idaho)

Idaho, Coeur d'Alene River.

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TEC-- 010010

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Edition

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Book number

National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.

National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Superfund Site Assessment and Remediation in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin.

Date of Transaction

20201206223643.0

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[Book]

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