Green remediation : best management practices for excavation and surface restoration.

This fact sheet is one of a series describing best management practices (BMPs) for green remediation, which holistically addresses a cleanup project's (1) energy requirements, (2) air emissions, (3) impacts on water, (4) impacts on land and ecosystems, (5) material consumption and waste generat...

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Corporate Authors:	United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, [2008]
Series:	Quick reference fact sheet.
Subjects:	Hazardous waste site remediation > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS113987

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Summary:	This fact sheet is one of a series describing best management practices (BMPs) for green remediation, which holistically addresses a cleanup project's (1) energy requirements, (2) air emissions, (3) impacts on water, (4) impacts on land and ecosystems, (5) material consumption and waste generation, and (6) long-term stewardship actions. BMPs can be used for sustainable removal or cleanup activities at contaminated sites under Superfund, corrective action, underground storage tank, and brownfield cleanup programs. Many opportunities exist to reduce the negative impacts of excavation, which commonly include soil erosion, high rates of fuel consumption, transport of air-borne contaminants, uncontrolled stormwater runoff, offsite disposal of excavated material, and ecosystem disturbance. Decisions regarding excavation processes and targets affect follow-up land and surface water restoration strategies as well as ultimate land use.
Item Description:	Title from PDF caption (viewed June 22, 2009). "December 2008." "EPA 542-F-08-012" Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	4 pages : digital file, PDF.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the USGS web site. Address as of 6/22/09: http://epa.gov/swertio1/download/remed/gr%5Fquick%5Fref%5Ffs%5Fexc%5Frest.pdf ; current access available via PURL.