The Citizen's Guide series is a set of 22 fact sheets that summarizes cleanup methods used at Superfund and other sites. This guide details the remediation approach known as "capping." Capping involves placing a cover over contaminated material such as landfill waste or contaminated soil. Such covers are called "caps."
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- A Citizen's Guide to Capping (PDF)(2 pp, 861 K, 2012, 542-F-12-004)