Superfund: EPA's Use of Risk Assessments in Cleanup Decisions (Testimony,
06/22/95, GAO/T-RCED-95-231).

As it deliberates reauthorizing the Superfund program, Congress is
considering risk assessments as a way to control federal expenditures in
this multibillion-dollar program.  One important aspect of this debate
is how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducts human health
risk assessments and uses them in making cleanup decisions at Superfund
sites.  This testimony discusses the extent to which EPA uses human
health risk assessments and federal and state standards in determining
(1) whether to clean up a Superfund site and (2) how extensive the
cleanup should be.  GAO also discusses both its ongoing work on whether
federal and state standards are based on estimates of risk and its
completed work on the extent to which Superfund risk assessments follow
EPA guidelines.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-95-231
     TITLE:  Superfund: EPA's Use of Risk Assessments in Cleanup 
             Decisions
      DATE:  06/22/95
   SUBJECT:  Environmental monitoring
             Health hazards
             Hazardous substances
             Waste disposal
             Evaluation methods
             Standards evaluation
             Safety standards
             Waste management
             Compliance
             Site selection
IDENTIFIER:  Superfund Program
             
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