1. Give a brief background of your site (i.e. location and the type of activities that led to pollutant(s) release, the pollutant(s) that was released, the possible effects of that pollutant, when was the site declared a superfund site or placed on the national priority list (NPL)?
2. Discuss the current status of the Superfund site. (i.e. how much is cleaned up, what is the cost, what is the current risk from the site for the community? exc) Was cleanup a success or does it seem to be going well if ongoing?
3. After reading the required reading and about some Superfund activities do you feel that the program has been successful. Why or why not?
This assignment is worth 30 points.
Extra Resources
This list of ~90 contaminants Links to an external site.that are monitored in drinking water by the EPA and the “potential health effects from long-term exposure above the maximum contaminant level (MCL)
This assignment measures the following unit outcomes.
After this unit you will be able to:
Outline and define the various definitions and subcategories of environmental crime. (connects to unit outcome CO1)
Assess regulatory and other methods for controlling environmental crime. Including clean up methods such as the Superfund program . ( connects to unit outcome CO3)
Identify the various social, political and economic costs of environmental crime.( connects to unit outcome CO4)
