Report: EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management Lacked a Nationally Consistent Strategy for Communicating Health Risks at Contaminated Sites
Report #21-P-0223, September 9, 2021
As part of its mission to protect human health, the EPA communicates risks from contaminated sites to the public. Without accurate, clear, and timely information, residents living on or near contaminated sites cannot take precautions, if necessary, to protect their health and safety.
Report Materials
Podcast overview of this report (7:52)
Informe en Espanol (Spanish translation)
Visión de conjunto de Podcast del informe de la OIG (10:09) (Spanish podcast)
This report relates to: Project #OA&E-FY19-0031
Video: Communicating Health Risks at Contaminated Sites
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