Land, Waste and Cleanup Science Resources
On this page:
Land Management
- Remediation following Man-made or Natural Disasters
- Land and Waste Management Research
- Models, Databases and Tools for Land and Waste Management
- RE-Power America Mapping and Screening Tools
Cleanup
Accidents, spills, leaks, and past improper disposal and handling of hazardous materials and wastes have resulted in tens of thousands of sites across our country that have contaminated our land, water (groundwater and surface water), and air (indoor and outdoor).
- Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment
- Management of Contaminated Sites
- Ground Water Modeling
- Greener Cleanups
- Superfund Risk Assessment
- Radiation Cleanup
- Cleaning Up Underground Storage Tank Releases
Cleanup Technologies and Techniques
- CLU-IN Exit
- Contaminated Media at Superfund Sites
- Technologies for Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites
- CAMEO - A system of software applications used widely to plan for and respond to chemical emergencies.
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Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Corrective Action Resources
Cleanup Data
- Cleanups in My Community (CIMC)
- Envirofacts
- Biennial Reporting (Hazardous Waste)
- RCRA Info (Hazardous Waste Sites)
- CERCLIS (Superfund)
- Emergency Responses Exit
- Superfund Sites
- Federal Facility Docket
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste has properties that make it dangerous, or capable of having a harmful effect on human health and the environment. Under the RCRA program, hazardous wastes are specifically defined as wastes that meet a particular listing of description
- Types of Waste
- Waste Identification
- Toxics Release Inventory Program - compiles data on toxic chemical releases and waste management activities.
- Hazardous Waste Test Methods
- Superfund Risk Assessment
- Hazardous Waste Data
Waste Management
Nearly everything we do leaves behind some kind of waste. Households create ordinary garbage while industrial and manufacturing processes create solid and hazardous waste. EPA regulates all this waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).