Superfund: EPA Has Identified Limited Alternatives to Incineration for Cleaning Up PCB And Dioxin Contamination
RCED-96-13
Published: Dec 29, 1995. Publicly Released: Jan 16, 1996.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts to encourage the development and use of innovative technologies at contaminated sites, focusing on: (1) whether EPA has identified innovative technologies that can be used at polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and dioxin-contaminated sites; and (2) what factors have limited the use of innovative technologies at PCB and dioxin contaminated sites.
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