Proposal: Superfund Sites in New York State

Introduction

New York State has many brownfield sites, which are previously built upon or as opposed to green field land. In Brownfield land areas sites are highly contaminated and have severely high concentrations of hazardous waste and pollution. Brownfields are similar to superfund sites, which superfund sites require long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. Superfund sites are deep threat or danger to the public, they are irreversible to the public health and environment.

Objective

The Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Program for New York State involves the identification, investigation, clean-up, and monitoring process stages. I propose to highlight the stages and processes that the state employs to investigate and categorize hazardous waste sites and to determine remediation. In accordance with the State Superfund Program I will address the Class Sites identified under DEC law. My primary focus will be on the remediation process identifying its effectiveness for the protection of the environment. My secondary focus will be on the facilitation of the remedial process that citizen participation can accomplish through their involvement in the State Superfund Program. I will approach all superfund sites that are located in New York that are on the National Priorities List. I will develop certain line transects that demonstrate the cause and affects of these superfund sites that are positioned around the state. I will examine the sites surrounding counties and how it the communities can tolerate such contamination

Sources

-The DEC goes through a process in which they investigate, identify the problem zones of these superfund sites, along with the EPA who can help me with finding the correct sites that are currently on the contaminated list. Other equipment that will help navigates around New York to conduct the analysis.