PART 1: Superfund Sites

The Superfund is money in the bank for the cost of cleaning up contaminated areas left or abandoned by industry or business. Industry as a whole contributes to the fund whether or not they have contaminated any soil. The law was to be a mechanism to help the polluter clean up the mess, but many times soil was polluted back in the 1900 to 1970 before the EPA and Congress created the fund. Many times the site was abandoned and EPA couldn't find the guilty party. Areas of soil that have been contaminated with some type of toxic chemical will be tested to determine if the level of pollutants goes over the amount allowed for safety. If so, the site must be put on the NPL (National Priority List). EPA sends scientists and engineers out to either clean up the area or hires a contractor to do the clean up.

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