Superfund & the Brownfields Issue (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

The Superfund program is the principal federal effort for cleaning up hazardous waste sites and protecting public health and the environment from releases of hazardous substances. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) established the program, and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorisation Act of 1986 (SARA) amended it. This book includes data and other pertinent information about CERCLA and the Superfund program, followed by a glossary. EPA defines brownfields as abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. FY1997 was the first year brownfields became a separate budgetary line item, at $37.7 million. For FY2000 the appropriation was $91.7 million. In the FY2001 budget, the Administration requested and was appropriated $91.6 million. The 106th Congress extended the brownfields cleanup tax incentive to December 31, 2003, and expanded it to make all brownfields certified by a state environmental agency eligible for tax break. Other brownfields bills introduced in the Congress appeared to confirm the general direction EPA has taken. Two Superfund reauthorisation bills were reported in the House, each of which contained a title on brownfields. The history, background and operations of the brownfields are described.

General

Imprint:	Nova Biomedical Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2003
Authors:	Mark Reisch • David M. Bearden
Dimensions:	140 x 215 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	134
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-59033-641-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Sanitary & municipal engineering > Waste treatment & disposal > Hazardous waste treatment & disposal Promotions
LSN:	1-59033-641-0
Barcode:	9781590336410

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