Reevaluting the CERCLA Process: A Case Study at Beaverdam Road Landfill

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dc.contributor.advisorTorrents, Albaen_US
dc.contributor.advisorMcConnel, Lauraen_US
dc.contributor.authorMichaelson, Danielen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-06T07:13:20Z
dc.date.available2013-02-06T07:13:20Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThis case study consists of a reassessment of the decision making process and chosen remedial action for the Beaverdam Road Landfill (BDRLF) Superfund site. Analyses incorporate case study review, site data, and experimental results to assess whether the chosen remedial action meets the EPA goals of protecting human health and the environment. The case study evaluation produced conclusions used to assess the chosen remedial action. For site analysis, I reassessed the original data interpretation using pertinent soil gas, soil, surface water, and groundwater data. Experimental work consisted of a batch experiment testing the ability of various biowall media and amendments to degrade TCE relative to site soil and a negative control. I concluded that although CERCLA was generally followed, absence of clear remedial goals and limited interpretation of site data resulted in a remedial action which does not meet the EPA's goal of protecting human health and the environment.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/13552
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEnvironmental engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEnvironmental scienceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledBatch Studyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledBiowallen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCase Studyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCERCLAen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledNatural Attenuationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledTrichloroethyleneen_US
dc.titleReevaluting the CERCLA Process: A Case Study at Beaverdam Road Landfillen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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